The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation looks forward to starting our 2025-2026 debate season at the Luddy schools with a tournament at Thales Academy in Flowers Planation, North Carolina. This one-day debate tournament will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2025. Join us to debate, “Resolved: The United States federal government should abolish its Department of Education.” We invite all middle and high school students to compete and adults in the community to volunteer as citizen judges. To learn more about this competition, or any of our upcoming tournaments, visit our debate page.