Peer Power Blog

My name is Aliyanna Hill and I have had the honor of working for the Peer Power Foundation for  2 years. During my time here, I went from being a Success Coach to a Project Management Intern to my current role as a Graduate Assistant. In my internship and current...

History has a plethora of complicated and intriguing connections. I find it interesting that Anne Frank and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were born in the same year, retaliated against the injustices in their society, and unfortunately met their ends in displays of...

KIPP Collegiate High is centered right in the heart of North Memphis. The school serves 99.8% minority students, according to the U.S. News report. This is a part of the city that is often overlooked by most. Antonio Burt, Chief Executive Officer, highlights, “... if...

I was on a normal Peer Power video shoot with one of my young interns a few months ago to interview a mix of adults and high schoolers about our Earn & Learn Summer Program. As a real jack-of-all-trades, my intern had been in training for a myriad of skills:...

Since the University of Memphis’ inception in 1912 as West Tennessee State Normal School, investing in education has been paramount. The university began for ‘normals’ (an antiquated term for teachers) and has evolved 112 years later into University Schools. The...

In the world of grant writing, data is king. But not all data is created equal. To truly make your grant application shine, you need to harness the power of both quantitative and qualitative data. Neglecting either can significantly weaken your pitch and potentially...