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Why do our peer leaders care so much?
I get asked all the time: Do you pay your Peer Leaders? The answer is not only “No” but also “And they never ask to be paid.” This perplexes most […]
The PeerForward Blog
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We’re Making a Real Difference in the Lives of Low-Income Students
It’s clear. PeerFoward, is making a real difference in the lives of students at low-income high schools. PeerForward is based on an idea that – although validated by research – […]
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Every Classroom Holds the Key to Creating a College-Going Culture
In reading the recent coverage around the college admission season it’s easy to think that there is one educational path whose most urgent obstacle occurs in the 12th grade, when high school seniors confront the daunting acceptance rates of the nation’s most elite colleges.
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PeerForward Peer Leaders Attend Michelle Obama’s Beating the Odds Summit
In July, First Lady Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher initiative and Better Make Room campaign invited two College Summit Peer Leaders to join fellow college-bound students from across the country who have overcome substantial obstacles to reach a higher education. They were hosted at the White House on July 19.
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Picking Up the Beat from Peers
I just saw Miles Ahead, Don Cheadle’s film about Miles Davis. Notes and chords and rhythm are the building blocks of a piece of music, and a great jazz composition […]
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Compassion and College Access
This past summer, PeerForward trained 110 teams of high school juniors and seniors from public schools from around the country to coach the rest of their classmates to navigate their […]
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A More “Universal Acquaintance” and the Power of Peer Influence
In their new book, Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination, Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter S. Onuf tell the story of how Thomas Jefferson, […]
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What Are We Talking About When We Talk About Justice?
Is our current system of education just? In the school reform world, we use and hear the phrase “social justice” all the time, but what does it mean? What are […]
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PeerForward Teams Up with Reach Higher for College Signing Day
PeerForward will be collaborating with the First Lady’s Reach Higher initiative to celebrate graduating seniors, showcase our student leaders and inspire more young people to take the first steps on […]