Youth
There are now more people under the age of 25 in the world than ever before, presenting both opportunities for social progress and considerable challenges. Pulitzer Center stories tagged with “Youth” feature reporting on young people, the issues they face and the potential for change they represent. Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on youth.
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Pulitzer Center Update
Privatizing Education in Africa
Educating the Poor for Profit Peg Tyre They think of themselves as venture philanthropists. Bill...
July 5, 2017 -
Thousands of lone minors fled war to find shelter in Sweden, a once exceptionally welcoming country...
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Lesson Plans
Exploring Other Countries
In this lesson, students use the Pulitzer Center website to research a specific country before giving an oral presentation.
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Pulitzer Center Update
Top Three Reasons Why Students Should Friend the Pulitzer Center on Snapchat
Reason #1: Reliable News Your kids may not consume news in the same way as you do. Gear them up with...
June 23, 2017 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Sarah Topol's Reporting on Boko Haram Praised in Poynter Newsletter
Recent reporting on former Boko Haram child soldiers by grantees Sarah Topol and Glenna Gordon was...
June 23, 2017 -
Education Resource
Meet the Journalist: Sarah A. Topol
In January 2017, photographer Glenna Gordon and writer Sarah Topol traveled to Nigeria for one month...
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Lesson Plans
Child Soldiers: Surviving Boko Haram
This lesson introduces students to the individual experiences of child soldiers as well as larger issues like the impact of war on children through reporting on Boko Haram.
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Project
The Stolen Generation
“You people will know your mistakes,” one boy was told. “You have come to where you will enjoy your...
![From "The Stolen Children" Pulitzer Center project. Image by Glenna Gordon. Nigeria, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/06-20-17/ggordon_bokoharam_03.jpg.webp?h=56d0ca2e&itok=MHl3JDsh "From "The Stolen Children" Pulitzer Center project. Image by Glenna Gordon. Nigeria, 2017.")