Access to quality education has a tremendous impact on the lives of people around the world, leading to positive outcomes in economic success and health. Pulitzer Center stories tagged with “Education” feature reporting that covers how education is used to improve standards of living, increase economic opportunity, and build a global middle class. Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on education.
Politically driven efforts to destroy El Salvador's murals threaten to undermine the country's attempts to come to terms with its violent and divisive past.
As the world's biggest supplier of opium and its derivatives, Afghanistan not only faces skyrocketing cases of drug violence and addiction, but also of girls being traded to settle drug-related debts.
Juarez is one of the most violent cities in the world and home to many Ninis, young people with little education and no jobs. One youth found refuge in an orchestra.
The legacy of Mohandas Gandhi lives on in Anna Hazare's growing movement, but is he the new Gandhi that many want him to be?
Anna Hazare, leader of India's anti-corruption campaign, talks to supporters and students in his hometown of Ralegan Siddhi.
Indian anti-corruption leader Anna Hazare says that he doesn't like to be compared to Mohandas Gandhi but that there is much in the latter's philosophy that he admires.
As India's year-long confrontation over corruption enters a decisive stage, a look at the village roots and Gandhian influences of Anna Hazare, the unlikely hero of the anti-corruption campaign.
Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan says, “I dream of an India where women and girls are no longer vulnerable. I dream of an India where people don’t have to squat on streets or in bushes."
Egypt's educational system is a shambles. Teachers and students have gone on a nation-wide strikes to protest the slow pace of reforms under the transitional military government.
As the world's population reaches 7 billion, experts see women's education as a vital tool for dealing with population issues in developing countries.
A small community of gold miners in the Colombian jungle is fighting to turn a toxic industry into a green one.
Ghanaians assumed new employment opportunities would arise after oil was discovered off shore several years ago, but thousands are still waiting for jobs to materialize.
A local company recently held a graduation ceremony for 913 people trained in welding, pipefitting, electrical work and specialized construction. The graduates were participants in a new program intended to create a qualified labor pool for Ghana’s new oil industry. But officials say only 1,000 jobs will be created by 2020 and some of those jobs may not be given to Ghanaians.
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