 Major press coverage of the Urban Debate League movement and NDP projects has been featured in the "New York Times", "U.S. News and World Report", "Seattle Times", "Chicago Tribune", "Baltimore Sun", "Atlanta Journal-Constitution", "Teacher Magazine", "Chronicle for Higher Education", "Christian Science Monitor", the White House official website, and on CBS' "60 Minutes".The goal of the OSI's Urban Debate Program was to offer initial support to fund debate programs within urban communities, develop local stakeholders (e.g., university partners, community funders and school system support) and then to exit the equation.The concept was once local actors see the value of the program, sustaining investment in debate would become easier.