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K-12 Peer Tutoring Programs / Practitioners Featured on the Blog

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Santa Susana High School Peer Tutoring Program Builds a Culture of Student Support and Leadership

At Santa Susana High School in Simi Valley, California, the school’s peer tutoring program creates opportunities for students to support one another academically while developing leadership skills. The program is coordinated by Karen Hazlewood, the school’s Academic Leadership / Peer Tutoring Coordinator, who recruits, trains, and supervises student tutors who provide academic assistance during intervention […]
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Building Connections Through Peer Tutoring at San Mateo High School, California

At San Mateo High School, the Peer2Peer Tutoring Program is led by Rotem Penaloza-Bluvstein, who oversees recruitment, training, and placement of student tutors. The program began during the 2020–21 school year, initially operating over Zoom. According to Penaloza-Bluvstein, the idea originated with a student, Charlotte Tan, class of 2022. As a sophomore with a free […]
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Milford High School Writing Center: Peer Support for Student Success

Milford High School in Milford, Ohio, is home to a student writing center directed by faculty members Betsy Woods and Joe Claus. The center’s mission is simple: to provide peer assistance with all types of writing. The program, now in its 14th year, was modeled after Miami University’s Howe Writing Center—though on a smaller scale—and […]
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Examining a Peer Tutoring Model: Collaboration Between a Local University and High School District

In our continued effort to inspire our readers in developing and maintaining effective peer tutoring programs, we believe it’s important to showcase diverse peer tutoring models and how they take shape. While the core goal of peer tutoring remains the same—enhancing academic success and social-emotional growth—the structure and implementation can vary widely. One such program, […]
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Transforming Learning: How Peer Tutoring Empowers Students at Desert Vista High School

Over his 20 years as a high school teacher, Dr. Brian Johnson observed that many struggling students benefit greatly from extra, personalized academic support. During office hours, he often encountered students who had spent weeks in class grappling with certain concepts, only to "get it" within minutes of one-on-one guidance. These moments highlighted the impact […]
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An Effective Framework for Online On-Demand Peer Tutoring

Peer tutoring is well known for its comparatively outstanding positive educational impact. In the past 16 months, the online voluntary peer tutoring club I started at my school has served over 500 tutoring requests. However, a productive online system requires certain key elements, such as contextualization and organization, that maximize the potential for on-demand peer […]
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Beyond the Classroom: A Public Library-Hosted Peer Tutoring Initiative

Today's peer tutoring program feature stands out from our typical program spotlights, which have primarily focused on school or classroom-based initiatives. Richard Siler, the circulation supervisor at Sandy Springs Library in Fulton County, GA, oversees all teen programming, including the Teen Advisory Board. One initiative from this board is a peer tutoring program, which began […]
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A Peek into Pope High School's Student-Led Peer Tutoring Program

In this peer tutoring program spotlight, we turn our attention to the student-run tutoring club at Pope High School (Marietta, GA), sponsored by teacher, Corie Benton. Alongside her co-sponsor, Poonam Goel, Mrs. Benton not only offers guidance to club members but is also the primary liaison for parents and guardians seeking tutoring assistance for their […]
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Nurturing Tomorrow's Educators: Inside the Innovative Near Peer Tutoring Program at Santa Fe Public Schools

Welcome to the latest installment of our blog series, where we bring you inspiring stories from thriving peer tutoring programs. In this edition, we turn our attention to the Near Peer tutoring program at Santa Fe Public Schools (SFPS), New Mexico. Join us in exploring this unique initiative, guided by program coordinator and volunteer coordinator […]
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