Monthly Archives: February 2015

2015 NSDA Nationals: Qualification Board Update (2/27)

[fblike] Our first set of qualification boards have been posted for this year’s National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament.  The first release includes qualifiers from the Northern Ohio, New England, Sunshine (FL), Tarheel East (NC), and West Iowa … Continue reading

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R&D from Prepd: Weekly Roundup for the Week of February 23-March 1, 2015

[fblike] Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd, the only software built specifically for extemp. Prepd makes it easy to research, practice, and compete!  Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. Like Prepd on Facebook for special info and contests. Here is our weekly … Continue reading

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R&D from Prepd: Egypt’s Battle With Islamic Militants

[fblike] Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd, the only software built specifically for extemp. Prepd makes it easy to research, practice, and compete!  Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. Like Prepd on Facebook for special info and contests. This R&D provides resources … Continue reading

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Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of February 23-March 1, 2015

[fblike] Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.  Good luck! To access a list of all our old quizzes, click here.

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R&D from Prepd: Wage Growth in the U.S. Economy

[fblike] Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd, the only software built specifically for extemp. Prepd makes it easy to research, practice, and compete!  Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. Like Prepd on Facebook for special info and contests. This R&D covers wage … Continue reading

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2015 Illinois High School Association State Speech Final: There’s No Tie This Year as Abiona Defeats Patel by One Rank to Claim Sandburg’s First Championship

[fblike] This year’s Illinois High School Association State Speech Final was primed as a showdown between Parth Patel of Huntley High School and Vinesh Kannan of the Illinois Math and Science Academy. Last year both extempers, along with Saumya Jain … Continue reading

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American Education Reform (2015)

[fblike] Domestic extempers can attest to the fact that questions about education reform never go away.  From merit pay to vouchers to standardized testing, extempers must be able to handle topics pertaining to the American education system if they wish … Continue reading

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R&D: American Education Reform (2015)

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on American education reform (2015). It\’s Time to Re-Think the U.S. Education System #harvardbusiness http://t.co/CGA5ihEyc2 — Harvard Business (@harvardbusi__dp) February 23, 2015 The skills gap: More than half of America’s … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of February 23-March 1, 2015

[fblike] 1. Should the UN name alleged war criminals in the Syrian civil war? 2. Is a global regulatory effort needed to alleviate commercial surrogacy abuses? 3. Has Europe castrophically misread Russia? 4. How should India react to the proposed … Continue reading

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of February 23-March 1, 2015

[fblike] 1. Is the GOP presidential field stronger than 2012? 2. Will the Fifth Circuit undo President Obama’s executive actions on immigration? 3. Has President Obama properly defined America’s fight against terrorism? 4. Will 2015 be a year of better … Continue reading

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