December 4, 2019
Toinette Gunn, executive director of the nonprofit Chicago Debates, said she wants to expand the after school program it offers at Chicago Public Schools into more high poverty stricken areas, so low-income students can participate on the debate team. Photo credit: By Wendell Hutson
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Big Debates Going on with CPS Students
A little known after-school program at Chicago Public Schools not only aims to help students develop critical thinking skills, but to also support their academic, career and leadership abilities. It’s not often you hear about debate teams at urban public schools but Toinette Gunn, executive director of Chicago Debates (CD), said since taking the helm of the nonprofit in 2018, she has been working hard to change that perception.