From David Bornstein / New York Times: PeerForward, a youth leadership development organization, taps into the power of peer networks to increase the number of students in low-income schools applying to college and submitting FAFSA forms. Working with teachers, elected students develop their own custom action plans to achieve PeerForward’s common goals. For instance, at some schools, student leaders required a completed FAFSA for admission to a dance.
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