Students in Kyle McClure’s science classes can often be heard singing or clapping or creating fun stories with silly characters. It’s how he keeps their 12-year-old brains engaged. Kyle McClure’s devotion to his students and teaching is why Assemblymembe... More »
It’s not easy being a kid, and it’s even harder being a parent. Which is why Fusion Academy tackles topics of interest to parents to help them understand and deal with the pains and issues of kids growing up. In the second leg of its popular Speaker Series, Fu... More »
Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) test scores on the 2013 Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) exams mirrored statewide results and dipped slightly, according to results released August 8 by the California Department of Education (CDE). STAR tests a... More »
Shots were fired, students ran screaming and victims were carried out of Washington Middle School during a mock exercise to train first responders what to do should a shooting rampage ever occur in the Pasadena Unified School District. This week the Pasadena P... More »
Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Superintendent Jon R. Gundry announced today the appointment of Dr. Jennifer Smith as Interim Principal of Norma Coombs Alternative School (NCAS). Over 400 students ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade attend NCAS. D... More »
When Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy (FSHA) alumna Claire Rodriguez ’12 walked into the offices of Bungalo Records in mid-July, she expected to leave with an internship; instead, she walked out with a record deal. Rodriguez, who just completed her freshman y... More »
When Lauren Collette’s father first told her “Your weaknesses will become your strengths,†she had little reason to believe him. For as long as Collette can remember, she has struggled with a learning disability that has made it difficult for her brain... More »
[ Correction: This story originally reported that  Principal Michael Brazo was asked by the Board to comment on the Twilight program. In fact, that was incorrect. Actually, it was Pasadena High School Principal Gilbert Barraza who was asked and who responded... More »
Pasadena’s arts community is supporting the transition to the new California Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) with a three-day summer arts institute for classroom teachers August 5-7. Sponsored by the Huntingt... More »
“What’s really odd about this is it’s all backwards,†School Board Member Scott Phelps said in a reply to concerns from the Latino community voiced during Tuesday’s Board of Education Meeting. Pasadena Unified School District Board Member Scott Phelp... More »
The mark of a good school is when its alumni return to give back to the institution that gave them so much. It was a working reunion as young Mayfield alumni returned to campus again this year as Summer Program teaching assistants. Every year a number of alumn... More »
Scholars from different parts of the world will be gathering in Hilton Pasadena for an international symposium by the Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies (JIS) titled “Interdisciplinary Studies: The Next 25 Years” on Aug. 2 to 3. JIS, an international journal... More »
