Issue

Children and Youth

Throughout the world, wherever there is conflict or poverty, it is most likely the children and adolescents who are the most vulnerable. Their lives are endangered; their education is interrupted, and their health is compromised. Many are left homeless. Safety, play, and recreation are foreign concepts.

Pulitzer Center journalists examine the challenges children face—and explore some of the solutions. They detail the lives of children in conflict and the rehabilitation of child soldiers, the struggle of girls to obtain an education coupled with their determination and perseverance, the risks young refugees take as they leave home—and the opportunities afforded to some.

 

Children and Youth

February 02, 2021 | PBS

The Battle for One

Aaron Martin

Dedicated social workers and public health officials are on the front line of the battle to save babies.

The Battle for One

Aaron Martin

"The Battle for One" shows a Rust Belt city’s fight to save babies' lives.

Report Card

Lydia Chávez, Sindya Bhanoo

Report Card explores how the pandemic has exacerbated and brought attention to issues of inequity in public education.

Coronavirus Child Brides

Krista Larson, Yesica Fisch, Leo Correa

COVID-19 is leading to a rise in child marriages by families desperate for economic help in developing countries.

How Germany Reopened Its Schools During a Pandemic

Ryan Delaney, Sarah Fenske, Elle Moxley

How did Germany reopen schools compared to the United States, and with cases ticking back up in Germany, will its early success and the United States’ troubled restart hold through the fall?

The Hidden Homeless

Eric Adelson

In 2016, the number of unaccompanied homeless youth reached 100,000 for the first time ever, and experts suggest official numbers are much higher. With school out indefinitely during the coronavirus crisis, the race is on to find these "Hidden Homeless" and help them.

June 11, 2020 | Meet the Journalist

Meet the Journalist: Jessica Prokop

Jessica Prokop

After Motel 6 gave the name of an undocumented immigrant to the authorities, his family was torn apart. The Columbian reports from the U.S.-Mexico border, where the family is navigating a life divided.

June 10, 2020 | Meet the Journalist

Meet the Journalists: Rich Lord, Michael Santiago, and Stacy Innerst

Rich Lord, Michael Santiago, and Stacy Innerst

Journalists Rich Lord, Michael M. Santiago, and Stacy Innerst speak about their year-long exploration of child poverty—one that takes them to Scotland, where the national government, local leaders, and the health system work to ensure that by 2030, no more than 5 percent of kids will live in poverty.

December 18, 2020 | Education news

D.C. Students Experience "Circus Without Borders"

Mary Nance

This fall, in the midst of an unusual academic year, over two hundred students in Washington, D.C. were still able to explore filmmaking and circus arts through virtual field trips with “Circus Without Borders,” a Pulitzer Center-supported documentary directed by Susan Gray, and produced by Linda Matchan.