Over 250 friends and supporters of the Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF) joined together Wednesday evening for the foundation’s “Celebrating our Schools: Innovation 2016” fundraising event in the courtyard of the Pasadena City Hall. “You simply cannot have... More »
May 17, 2016, is the day United Teachers of Pasadena (UTP) has set aside to honor the Education Support Professionals (ESPs) in the Pasadena Unified School District who keep students healthy, safe, engaged, supported and challenged so they are ready to learn. ... More »
The Pasadena Education Network (PEN) has opened applications for the second Rodney Goodwin Memorial Scholarship this month. The scholarship, with an equivalent cash award of $1,000, will be awarded to one male Pasadena Unified School District senior who will e... More »
A student from Maranatha High School in Pasadena was declared first prize winner in the 6th Annual Pasadena Bar Association Speech Scholarship Tournament, conducted at the Pasadena Hilton on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. Sophomore Trinity Moore was one of 55 Maranatha... More »
Two schools under the Pasadena Unified School District have been designated as “model” and “distinguished” schools by the National Academy Foundation (NAF) because of their outstanding career academies that prepare high school students for higher education. Th... More »
Subsequent to a national search which attracted nearly 40 qualified candidates, Dr. Richard Gray, President of La Salle High School, has appointed Courtney Kassakhian as the School’s 15th principal. Kassakhian will begin her duties on July 1, 2016. She succeed... More »
While Southern California saw thunderstorms rolling across the region and flooded streets in some areas, the scene at Pasadena City College on Friday night was bright and cheery. More than 700 students and their families, friends, and loved ones braved a s... More »
United Teachers of Pasadena Union president Alvin Nash has provided Pasadena Now with an insider’s perspective on the negotiations and deal details which resulted in yesterday’s announcement of a tentative resolution in the months-long contract deadlock betwee... More »
The Womans Civic League of Pasadena’s annual awards luncheon held on May 2, 2016 at the Womans City Club of Pasadena to honor 8th grade girls from all 7 of the Pasadena Unified School District’s Middle Schools is the highlight of the WCL calendar year. At this... More »
On Sunday, May 15, from twelve to three p.m., the Pasadena Unified School District and the Pasadena Latino Coalition will be presenting the annual PUSD Latino Recognition Ceremony. The event will take place on the Marshall High School Campus. Residents, teache... More »
Pasadena Unified School District said late Thursday afternoon it has reached a tentative agreement with United Teachers of Pasadena (UTP). The multi-year deal calls for an ongoing 6% salary increase for all UTP bargaining unit salary schedules retroactive to J... More »
Scott Svonkin, president of the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees, receives his associate’s degree at Pasadena City College (PCC) this week, almost 30 years after earning his bachelor’s degree. “This degree means the world to me because ... More »
