eSchool Today
E School Today: Hunger and Malnutrition
Learn how hunger and malnutrition affect humans around the globe.
World Food Programme
United Nations World Food Programme: Bolivia
World Food Programme is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. This site describes the work of the United Nations in Bolivia.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Lyndon Johnson's Great Society
This primary source set uses photographs, videos, reports, speeches, and memorandums to explore the motivations and effectiveness of the Great Society. Includes Teacher's guide.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Demographic Disparities in Food Resources
Read a passage about demographic disparities in food resources and answer the follow-up questions.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: World Geography: Oil in the Middle East and Africa
Students develop and express claims through discussion and writing which examine the importance of oil and water to the success and survival of the Middle East and North Africa.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: October 16th Is World Food Day
Around the world, 870 million people do not have enough to eat, according to the U.N. World Food Program. Use this PBS NewsHour Extra lesson plan to help students understand the global food crisis. Support materials are provided.
Curated OER
Quiz: The Distribution of Income and Poverty
This South-Western College Publishing site is a quiz that covers most aspects of income distribution. Good quiz questions for teachers.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: United States History: The Second New Deal
This site describes how as a result of mounting criticisms and a need for more economic relief and recovery, FDR introduced another series of programs, known as the Second New Deal, aimed at fighting unemployment and poverty and...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Economy of Nepal
Covers the economic basics of Nepal, including the GDP, poverty rates, budget information, and exports. Detailed statistics are provided as well.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "An Upheaval" by Anton Chekhov
A young governess has to choose between a life being mistreated by her superior or returning to a life of poverty. Read "An Upheaval" by Anton Chekhov on this site.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The People of the Abyss by Jack London
Read the full text of "The People of the Abyss" about Jack London's first-hand experience living in poverty in the East End of London.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Cabbage Patch by Alice Hegan Rice
Read the full text of the novel "The Cabbage Patch" by Alice Hegan Rice about a Kentucky family humorously coping with poverty.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde
Read the full text of the short story "The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde about the friendship between a swallow and a statue of the Happy Prince set in a town struggling with poverty.
BBC
Bbc: The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution brought the United Kingdom into an era of technology and productivity. It created wealth for many but social problems and poverty for others. It includes a slideshow of some of the most famous inventions and...
The White House
The White House: First Ladies: Lady Bird Johnson
Read about the personal life and public career of Claudia Taylor Johnson, more widely known as Lady Bird Johnson, the First Lady of the United States during Lyndon B. Johnson's term as President. Learn about how she met Lyndon Johnson,...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Religious Revival: The "Social Gospel"
Social reform and teaching in the church which reflected social reform joined forces in latter part of the 19th century. Read about how an urban revivalist movement addressed such problems as poverty, child labor, and working conditions.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Andrew Carnegie
A student essay explaining how Andrew Carnegie, born into poverty, became extremely wealthy, donating over 300 million dollars to various charities and organizations.
Other
World Relief
World Relief is a faith-based, non-profit, relief organization that originated within the National Association of Evangelicals. They work to "relieve human suffering, poverty and hunger worldwide".
Geographyiq
Geography Iq: Uruguay Economy
Presents an overview of the economy in Uruguay with additional statistical information concerning GDP, poverty rate, labor force, household income, debt, currency, and more.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Clay by James Joyce
Read the short story "Clay" by James Joyce which encompasses the themes of poverty, conflict, disconnection, escape, and paralysis.
EL Education
El Education: Frozen Cup Man
This children's book for young readers was created by a third-grade student at New Song Academy in Baltimore, MD. It was part of a project of celebrating local heroes: people who contribute to help the community. The neighborhood in...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biographies for Kids: Saint Francis of Assisi
Kids learn about the biography of Saint Francis of Assisi from the Middle Ages on this site. Find more information about Catholic friar who took an oath of poverty.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: William Julius Wilson
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features William Julius Wilson, an American sociologist whose views on race and urban poverty helped shape U.S. public policy and academic discourse. This site, rich in...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Rosa Guy
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Rosa Guy, an American writer who drew on her own experiences to create fiction for young adults that usually concerned individual choice, family conflicts, poverty, and the realities of...
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