Bill > J00477

This resolution commemorates the 2025 Brooklyn Borough Debate Championships, an academic event organized by the American Debate League (ADL) that will bring together approximately 300 elementary and middle school students from eight Brooklyn school districts on Saturday, March 15, 2025. The resolution highlights the importance of debate in developing critical thinking, public speaking, and civic engagement skills among young students, and notes that this tournament serves as a qualifier for the New York State Debate Championships. The document recognizes the ADL's significant impact in establishing debate teams across multiple school communities since its founding in 2014, and emphasizes how debate helps students build confidence, analytical skills, and prepares them to become future leaders and informed citizens. By passing this resolution, the legislative body aims to officially commend the event, its organizers, participating students, educators, and families, and will transmit an engrossed copy of the resolution to the American Debate League in recognition of its outstanding contributions to youth education.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/J477