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
"I'm This Small Thing. But I Still Matter:" Scouts Take Perspective With Out of Eden Walk
The Out of Eden Walk teamed up with the Philmont Scout Ranch this summer, with 22,000 scouts walking...
September 4, 2015 -
Education Resource
Social Justice Day: An Introduction for Educators
Every so often, students and educators take an interest in a global issue and act on that interest...
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Education Resource
Out of Eden Walk: An Introduction for Educators
By now, you may have heard of him -- the journalist walking around the world. Paul Salopek is a...
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Students analyze how an author structures articles in different ways to report on malnutrition. The articles come from the project “1,000 Days: To save women, children and the world” by Roger Thurow.
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Education Resource
Meet the Journalist: Alice Su
Why do young people from Jordan and Tunisia decide to join militant groups in Syria? Are they driven...
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Pulitzer Center Update
Chicago Students Spend Summer Behind the Lens
For the sixth summer, Pulitzer Center journalists mentored a group of Chicago students through the...
August 19, 2015
![](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/08-13-15/20150812-lens-yana-slide-de57-superjumbo.jpg.webp?h=afaa4389&itok=-tgS3OQ2 "Daniel Aleman, 20, and his girlfriend, Kaisa Garcia, 21, before a Buena Fe concert at Mella theater in Havana. Their moments of privacy are rare - like many people their age, they will live with their parents for many years before being able to afford their own place to live. "If you can just forget about the economy, the safety here is nice," Ms. Garcia, a dancer, said. "I just try to create a bubble in my mind away from anything that doesn't work in the country, and I am happy." Image by Yana Paskova. Cuba, 2015.")
