The 2025–26 school year marked the 25th anniversary of the International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) — a milestone season that honored a quarter-century of global impact through written and oral debate. The IPPF closed its largest high school debate tournament ever on Saturday, April 18th, crowning North Allegheny Senior High School of Wexford, Pennsylvania as the 25th IPPF Champion. Their path to the title began six months earlier, when they, along with 331 other teams from around the world, entered the tournament.

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This year's resolution challenged teams to address the global education crisis,

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Resolved: The Group of 20 Nations should levy a global education tax equal to 1% of each member country's gross domestic product to establish a dedicated international organization that supports the provision of universal, free, quality primary and secondary education.

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The 2025-26 "Elite 8" teams joined us in New York City to attend the IPPF's inaugural symposium, Educating the World: Obligation, Opportunity, or Overreach?, and to compete for the title of IPPF World Champion. 

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We applaud these teams for their amazing work:

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• BASIS International School Shenzhen – Shenzhen, China

• Ivy Bridge Academy – Johns Creek, Georgia

• Çevre High School – Istanbul, Turkey

• Delbarton School – Morristown, New Jersey

• Millburn High School – Millburn, New Jersey

• North Allegheny Senior High School – Wexford, Pennsylvania

• Troy High School – Troy, Michigan

• Westwood High School – Austin, Texas
   

To learn more about the 2025-26 IPPF Finals Weekend, click here. 

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