Debate Kansas City

At a time when our country appears more divided than ever, DEBATE-Kansas City teaches students how to research and talk about complicated issues with people on the opposing side.

KCUR is beginning a new collaboration with the Kansas City Star, a conversation with the mother of Ryan Stokes who was killed by a Kansas City police officer, and what Kansas City's urban debate league is teaching students.

Segment 1: Debate KCTwo high schoolers from Kansas City, Kansas, made waves in the 2019 Urban Debate National Championships. We hear more about their…

The University of Kansas basketball players were not the only stellar squad from KU competing for national honors in late March.Three KU teams are on…

Should the current funding model for Kansas schools be changed? On this edition of Up to Date, we talk with three young people who debated that issue…

The first legislative hearings about Kansas City Public Schools began in Jefferson City on January 31, 2012. The latest bill would dissolve the district,…