Economy
The international economy, shaped by governments, businesses and other actors, touches the lives of everyone in the world. Pulitzer Center grantee stories tagged with “Economy” feature reporting that covers business, workers and the impact of global capitalism on people’s lives. Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on the economy.
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Lesson Plans
Cuban Youth
Students investigate and discuss the impacts of recently restored relations between the United States and Cuba by analyzing reporting from journalist Tracey Eaton’s project “Cuban Youth: A New Dawn?”
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Brazil’s school feeding program feeds 45 million children. Besides fighting hunger, it is also...
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Education Resource
Meet Journalists Julia O'Malley and Katie Orlinsky
What happens when whale meat starts to spoil? Julia O'Malley, a reporter based in Anchorage, Alaska...
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Lesson Plans
The impacts of water crises in China and Flint, MI
This lesson asks students to compare the water crisis facing Flint, Michigan to a water crisis in China. Students use digital resources and practice cooperative learning and writing skills.
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Education Resource
Meet the Journalist: Rob Tinworth
For this project, documentary maker Rob Tinworth and PBS NewsHour correspondent Miles O'Brien report...
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Project
The Life Equation
Big Data is coming to global health. But who should decide who lives and dies: Doctors on the front...
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Students learn about the impact of mining companies on African communities. Accusations of violence and poor safety regulations are explored using photographs, videos, court documents, and interviews.
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Lesson Plans
Fatal Extraction: Australian Mining in Africa- Ideas to support Eleanor Bell and Will Fitzgibbon's school visits
Uses resources from Fatal Extraction to support understanding around interdependent global forces, social vs individual needs, legacies of discrimination and environmental impact of human activity.