Birthday Book Program Coming to Peabody Elementary Schools!

Birthday Book Program Coming to Peabody Elementary Schools!

The Peabody Education Foundation Grants Program is excited to announce that the Peabody Education Foundation, along with the JB Thomas/Lahey Foundation, will be funding Birthday Books for every elementary school student Grades K-5 this school year!  The project, which...
Cara Murtagh | In Loving Memory

Cara Murtagh | In Loving Memory

Cara Murtagh passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 29th, 2019. Cara spent 23 years within Peabody Public Schools including teaching at St. Johns the Baptist, becoming Vice Principal and Principal of the Carroll School, Principal of the Center School, Assistant...
PEF Sponsors District-Wide Print Shop and Makerspaces

PEF Sponsors District-Wide Print Shop and Makerspaces

Peabody Superintendent and PEF board member, Cara Murtagh, presented two new program opportunities to the PEF board in an effort to provide the necessary funds. The first program is a District-Wide Print Shop. In speaking with the students and the digital learning...
Google Celebrates George Peabody

Google Celebrates George Peabody

If you have visited Google’s homepage today you would have noticed that they are celebrating George Peabody “the Father of modern Philanthropy”. George was born right here in Peabody and came from a poor family. He decided after working in the dry goods business he...
PEF Supports New ‘First Book’ Program

PEF Supports New ‘First Book’ Program

We recently received a Best Bet grant application from two retired teachers who both serve as officers for the Peabody Federation of Teachers. Former Reading Specialist, Barbara Brown and retired elementary teacher Patricia Nizwantowski who is currently employed as a...