In high schools across the nation, PeerForward trains and deploys teams of influential juniors and seniors to drive key actions by classmates, intending to improve postsecondary enrollment and success.
In 2015, College Summit received a preliminary version of a five-year study they had commissioned from the American Institutes for Research.
[2] In response, the organization rebranded itself as PeerForward and changed some aspects of the program, including reducing the fees charged to participating schools.
A Stanford Social Innovation Review essay, "Cutting Costs to Increase Impact," analyzed these changes.
In the 2017–18 school year, 114 teams of influential 11th- and 12th-graders trained by PeerForward mobilized to run campaigns (events, peer-to-peer coaching, awareness) to reach 110,000 of their classmates and peers.