Early Scholars Speech & Debate

Parents often ask me, "What else can I do to support my child academically?" The truth is, there are MANY things that can be done. But if I had to choose just one, this article sums up my thoughts on the matter.

Reading, Working Memory, and Harvard: An Unexpected Connection After 7 years of running a speech and debate organization, I never expected to be taken aback by a student– well, not until 2022 when I…

Have you ever wondered how your child stacks up academically compared to other students in different districts?

Can your 8th grader read the NY Times?: A Measure of Transparency As a college student, I learned that 8th graders should be able to understand texts typically assigned to high school students, such as…

Join the "Equipped Parents" publication, where we empower adults to help children reach their potential. Here's an interesting read!!!

Unlocking the Secret to Intelligence: A Black Man’s Formula By the time I reached my mid 20s, I had already been immersed in academic circles, working in administration and teaching college-level…

Separate and Unequal? Check out Dr. Erin Jacques' article on New York City debate programs and health literacy access in the post-COVID age!
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10900-022-01099-z

Debate in Public Versus Independent Secondary Schools in New York City: Post-COVID-19 Health literacy and Equal Access to Basic Educational Opportunities - Journal of Community Health Speech and debate (referred to hereafter as debate) has the potential to play an integral role in increasing the health literacy of secondary school students, yet we did not identify published studies examining the prevalence of debate programs in public and independent secondary schools. The purpos...

Hi Everyone,
Today is the last day to support our student-led non-profit Read Nation with the fundraiser below! Take a picture of your Chipotle dinner and tag us or post it below. The person with the most food will attend a tournament for free!

It's never to early to learn career skills! Join us for our Professional Development Seminar on Friday July 16th at 5:00pm EST led by Christopher Lemoine on how to navigate the corporate world. We hope to see you there!

Even though summer is in full swing, we want to take a moment to congratulate our students for all their achievements during the Spring debate term!

Spring Tournament Winners Day 1

Join us for the last talk in our Speaker Series Event on Neocolonialism and Imperialism today at 3:30pm EST. We will be discussing Brazil! Use Zoom Code: 7069586667 to join!

We hope to see you all at our second to last Speaker Series Event on Neocolonialism and Imperialism today at 3:30pm EST. We will be discussing Venezuela! Use Zoom Code: 7069586667 to join!

Please join us for our discussion on neocolonialism and imperialism this Friday at 3:30pm EST at the Zoom code: 7069586667. Our discourse begins with China!

We hope you'll join us at 3:30pm EST today on Zoom (Code: 7069586667) for our discussion led by Professor Danny Shaw on the important current events taking place in Palestine.

This Friday would have been the 4th installation of our Latin America and Caribbean speaker series with Danny Shaw but we decided to pivot to a different part of the world in need of our attention. This week we discuss Palestine and the resurgence of violence due to the decades long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We hope you'll join us at 3:30pm EST this Friday (5/21) on Zoom (Code: 7069586667) to discuss.