The Brewer Foundation and New York University are pleased to announce the results of the “Top 32” round of the 20th annual International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) – the only contest that gives high school students around the world the opportunity to engage in written and oral debates on issues of public policy.
 

• Vienna International School from Vienna, Austria, advances over Red Arc Debate from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
   

• Peak to Peak Charter School from Lafayette, Colorado, advances over Colchester High School from Colchester, Vermont.
   

• Slovak National Team from Bratislava, Slovakia, advances over Hwa Chong Institution from Singapore.
   

• BASIS Scottsdale from Scottsdale, Arizona, advances over University High School from Tucson, Arizona.
   

• Troy High School from Troy, Michigan, advances over Kugnus Acts from Closter, New Jersey.
   

• Millburn High School from Millburn, New Jersey, advances over Raffles Institution from Singapore.
   

• Viqarunnisa Noon School and College from Dhaka, Bangladesh, advances over Amity Regional High School from Woodbridge, Connecticut.
   

• Potomac Oak from Rockville, Maryland, advances over St. Mark's School of Texas from Dallas, Texas.
   

• John Handley High School from Winchester, Virginia, advances over Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
   

• Hobby School of Ulaanbaatar from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, advances over East Mountain High School from Sandia Park, New Mexico.
   

• The Hockaday School from Dallas, Texas, advances over Northview High School from Johns Creek, Georgia. 
   

• Hamilton High School from Chandler, Arizona, advances over Ridge High School from Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
   

• Montgomery Blair High School from Silver Spring, Maryland, advances over Union County Academy for Allied Health Sciences from Scotch Plains, New Jersey. 
   

• Lambert High School from Suwanee, Georgia, advances over Arcadia High School from Arcadia, California.
   

• Ivy Bridge Academy from Carrollton, Georgia, advances over Areté Speech and Debate Club from Ovilla, Texas.
   

• Davidson Academy of Nevada from Reno, Nevada, advances over Livingston High School from Livingston, New Jersey.

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Advancing teams will receive an e-mail with additional information.

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The “Sweet 16” teams will continue to debate the topic, "Resolved: The benefits of artificial intelligence outweigh the harms."

 

Congratulations to all of our Top 32 competitors. Advancing to this round is an incredible achievement, especially during a year as competitive as this one.

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