Topics for March 21st - Head-Royce

The topics for our next tournament on March 21st at Head-Royce are as follows:

1. Prioritize STEM education.
2. California should turn PG&E into a publicly-owned utility.
3. The US government should require tech companies to unlock encrypted communications for law enforcement.
4. The IOC should include e-sports as an official sport in the Olympic Games.

Topics for February 8th - OIS

The topics for our next tournament on February 8th at Orinda Intermediate School are as follows:

1. The United States should implement a national cap and trade policy.
2. The University of California should not factor standardized testing for college admissions.
3. Political ads on social media do more good than harm.
4. Prioritize STEM education.

Topics for December 14th - OIS

Thank you to Fallon for hosting our first tournament of the year. The topics for our next tournament on December 14th at Orinda Intermediate School are as follows:

1. Direct-to-consumer genetic testing does more harm than good.
2. The United States should implement a national cap and trade policy.
3. The IoT (Internet of Things) does more harm than good to humanity.
4. Tax sugar.

Topics for November 2nd - Fallon

Welcome to EBDL 2019-2020! This is the first post from the new tournament directors, Danielle Baur and Lauren Kayari. We are excited for a great year of debate. The first tournament will be on November 2nd at Fallon Middle School in Dublin. The topics are as follows:

1. The two-party system does more harm than good.
2. Law enforcement officers should be required to wear running body cameras while on duty.
3. Public schools should grant students in grades 6-12 an excused absence for protests.
4. Direct-to-consumer genetic testing does more harm than good.

Topics for March 9th - Head-Royce

Thank you to Head-Royce for hosting our final tournament of the year on 3/9; the topics for this tournament are as follows:

1. Cashless businesses do more good than harm.
2. Convicted felons should have the right to vote.
3. Online rating websites that rate US businesses and professionals do more good than harm.
4. Standardized testing in K-12 schools does more good than harm.

Topics for December 15th - OIS

Thank you to JM for hosting our first tournament of the year. The topics for our next tournament on December 15th at Orinda Intermediate School are as follows:

1.  The guarantee of US birthright citizenship should be rescinded.
2. The use of affirmative action in college admissions does more good than harm.
3. In the United States the voting age should be lowered to 16.
4. Giving monetary allowance to children does more harm than good.

Topics for November 3rd - Joaquin Moraga

Another year of debate begins. Thank you to all teams and judges-in-training who attended this year's Jamboree.  Below are the topics for our next tournament on November 3rd at Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School:

1. Club sports do more good than harm.
2. The Citizens United vs. FEC decision should be reversed.
3. Abolish graded homework in grades 6-12.
4. The California Money Bail Reform Act will do more harm than good.