School curriculum is usually the purview of education experts, but this fall it could be decided by California voters, who will vote on adding a new requirement for high school students: a one-semester class in managing personal finances. California’s Secretar... More »
Scott Harden’s campaign for the Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education said Thursday that Harden has been endorsed by City Councilmember-elect Rick Cole, citing Harden’s qualities as a collaborative and committed leader. Harden’s announcement quot... More »
Pasadena Poly filed an application on Tuesday with Los Angeles County for a new athletic and outdoor education facility, Polyfields, on the Nuccio’s Nurseries property off Chaney Trail in Altadena. According to a statement released by the school on Tuesday, 80... More »
Lisa Kroese’s campaign for the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Board of Education said it has received the endorsement of Teamsters Local 911, which represents classified PUSD employees in maintenance and operations, food services, warehouse, and infor... More »
As the Pasadena Unified School District settles into its post-pandemic existence, PUSD President Kimberly Kenne delivered a hopeful yet cautious assessment of the District’s current status Tuesday evening at Octavia Butler Magnet Middle School. Following speec... More »
Each spring, Caltech invites newly admitted students to campus to see for themselves what makes the Institute’s unique community worth joining. For three days, students and their family members participate in a range of events, panels, tours, and activities to... More »
Joining a growing chorus of college students nationwide, hundreds of pro-Palestinian students at Pasadena City College staged a peaceful walkout Tuesday morning, chanting and displaying signs outside the administration building before walking through the campu... More »
Local residents support a project that would provide affordable housing for the Pasadena Unified School District’s faculty, staff, and students. During a joint meeting of the City Council and the Pasadena Unified School District on Monday, Pasadena Unified Sch... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education voted to include Pasadena Unified School District facilities occupied by charter schools in an upcoming bond measure. In the past, the Board of Education did not include facilities occupied by charter sch... More »
Two Caltech seniors, Lucas Abounader and Hannah Fisher, have won Fulbright scholarships for the 2024–25 academic year and will be pursuing graduate study in Italy and Germany, respectively. Another Caltech senior, Andrew Pasco, has been awarded a Schilt Studen... More »
In a single weekend, two bedrock educational institutions serving over 40,000 Pasadena area students elevated their interim leaders into permanent ones. The Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education and the Pasadena Area Community College District Bo... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education announced on Saturday night that it has selected Elizabeth Blanco, Ed.D., as the next Superintendent of Schools. At a special meeting on April 27, the Board voted unanimously to approve Blanco’s appointme... More »
