The core belief of PeerForward is that the power of positive peer influence can help drive up college enrollment and attainment rates for high schools serving students in low-income neighborhoods. […]
It takes commitment and ingenuity to run successful campaigns to get your friends and classmates to make an education plan for life after high school. PeerForward’s 100 teams of Peer […]
We are honored to be featured in the prestigious Stanford Social Innovation Review for our recent work redeveloping our business model to serve more students. The article focuses on two […]
As part of the FedEx Cares initiative, FedEx has provided PeerForward with a $50,000 grant to support its innovative program to assist students from low-income communities across America achieve their […]
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.
PeerForward is pleased to announce three significant grants from Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Fossil Foundation and the Stupski Foundation, all focused on scaling our student–driven program to impact […]
The director of federal programs for Lincoln County High School recently warmly praised the PeerForward program, which began at the Home of the Panthers this past school year. Director Kirk […]
One of the nation’s largest school districts, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) just outside of Washington, D.C., just announced that beginning this spring, all 29 high schools in the […]
PeerForward congratulates and thanks President Obama for signing the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). We also thank the Congress for providing ESSA language requiring, where the data is available, each […]
