Browse and adapt hundreds of standards-aligned lesson plans for K–12 classrooms. Lessons encourage students to make local connections to global news stories, while strengthening skills such as critical thinking, media literacy, and communication. Click here to send feedback to our team.
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In this lesson, students will analyze a Pulitzer story on Black voter access, compare it with a local story, and create a social media campaign to advocate for voting rights.
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Students are invited to make their voices heard this election season by writing a letter to a decisionmaker that explains the global issue they want to see prioritized. Deadline: November 1, 2026.
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Invitamos a los estudiantes a hacer oír su voz en este concurso escribiendo una carta a su representante que proponga una solución local a un tema global. Fecha límite: 1 de noviembre de 2026.
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Bold Promises to End Poverty
In 2020, the Illinois legislature promised to end poverty in the state by 2036. In this lesson, students analyze progress on that goal by comparing news stories on Cook and Alexander Counties.
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The Bodies We Forget
Students will read reporting on disabled pregnant women in Malawi and explore how hospitals can dehumanize or protect patients in order to create advocacy pieces that call for dignified care for all...
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Students compare human development data between Argentina, the United States, and Native American communities to plan for an advocacy campaign focused on women’s health.
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Health in the Shadows of Gold
Students analyze a French news article on artisanal gold mining in Uganda and Burundi to explore its environmental and health impacts and propose possible solutions.
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Students analyze Fabiola Torres' reporting on insulin access and participate in Pulitzer Center's Local Letters contest and create advocacy campaigns.
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Insulin Access Gaps in Latin America
By investigating the lack of affordable insulin in Latin America, students analyze the power dynamics of global health disparities and explore their relationship to underreported news stories.
