108 students from 22 schools around Los Angeles County have deepened their commitment to creating peace during the Western Justice Center’s 8th annual Peer Mediation Invitational (PMI). “I am grateful for PMI for giving [students] the opportunity to share what... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Board of Education acted on Tuesday to protect current class size in the face of an $11.5 million budget gap that is the result of the fourth consecutive year of multi-million dollar state budget cuts, expiration of ... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) announced that Superintendent Edwin Diaz will resign at the end of the current school year. Diaz has served as Superintendent of Schools for the 19,000 student, K-12 district since 2007. “The position of Superinten... More »
[Caltech Today] For the first time since Jan. 23, 1985 the Caltech men’s basketball team posted a win in a conference game. On Tuesday evening the Beavers beat Occidental College 46-45 at the Braun Athletic Center. It was the first SCIAC win for the Caltech pr... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Board of Education voted to close Burbank Elementary and Loma Alta Elementary Schools. The action concluded a consolidation process that lasted nearly three months and included the appointment of a community-based st... More »
Jon Furman, Chair of the School Consolidation Study Committee, issued the following statement regarding the school consolidation process: “On Saturday, October 9, the PUSD School Consolidation Committee, by a vote of 12 – 8, recommended that three elementary... More »
Kaiser Permanente, through its Community Benefit Grants Program, has provided funding for nurse practitioners in the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD). The $25,000 donation made to the Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF), will help to pay salaries of n... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) announced it will receive a three-year $2.4 million grant from the United States Department of Education High School Graduation Initiative. PUSD will receive approximately $800,000 annually to support dropout prevent... More »
 Principal Pannell accepts award from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) announced that Eliot Middle School was named a 2010 School of the Year by the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports for its commitment ... More »
The rate of improvement in student achievement continues at Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD), as middle schools and high schools post double-digit gains over the last five years, and elementary schools continue to rise, according to the 2010 Standardize... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District’s (PUSD) is offering an intensive two-week Algebra-readiness class to give incoming ninth graders a jumpstart in high school math before the start of the new academic year.  The free class begins August 23 at Blair IB ... More »
As the result of the Pasadena Educational Foundation’s successful “Technology Challenge†initiative, 24 PUSD schools have raised significant funds – a total of $118,729 — to pay for technology at their schools. The “Technology Challenge†was the fi... More »
