The Pasadena Police officers’ tactics in the shooting of the 20 year old Latino may well have been best practices, but we won’t ever know for sure if the PD gets away with looking only narrowly at the moment of shooting as it did in the McDade case. The Pasade... More »
To Whom It May Concern, We, the teachers of Sierra Madre Elementary School, feel very strongly that our school board does not appreciate how hard we work. If they did, we would be getting a fair raise- one that reflects the cost of living increases in our area... More »
In the wake of last Friday’s Pasadena officer involved shooting and critical wounding of an armed suspect police said shot at them as he fled a traffic stop, community members took to social media where the majority of opinion appeared to support the police ac... More »
Last Friday, a 20 year old Latino was shot in the back by a Pasadena Police Department officer. We don’t know yet whether the shooting was legally permissible or whether it was criminal. We don’t know whether the police tactics that put the officer in the si... More »
Does anyone want repeated re-runs of the bruising battle over release of the Officer of Independent Review (“OIR”) Group Report on the Pasadena Police Department shooting of the unarmed African-American youth Kendrec McDade? If anything should be learned from ... More »
When Juan Ruelas was its principal in 2011, Roosevelt Elementary School lost its Blue Ribbon School nomination because it was caught cheating on student testing. Pasadena Unified School District Superintendent Brian McDonald justified ignoring the Madison Elem... More »
For the last 23 years – 10 in the Pasadena Unified School District – I have dedicated my life to teaching children with special needs. I have been rewarded for my loyalty and perseverance by PUSD with one 3% raise a couple of years ago: after years of furlough... More »
PUSD Superintendent’s rationale for Madison falls apart if there was systematic cheating at Roosevelt Pasadena Unified School District Superintendent Brian McDonald’s relies upon Juan Ruelas’ record in achieving high test scores as Roosevelt Elementary School ... More »
I became an educator in Pasadena Unified School District twenty-three years ago, the district where I was educated- a graduate of Blair High School. I have held various positions in the district and I am currently a high school counselor. PUSD is proposing to ... More »
For the first time in 15 years, I am considering leaving PUSD. I love my school and my students, but I have never felt so disrespected by administration. Teachers in PUSD are already some of the lowest paid in the county (43 out of 47). So, to be told that the... More »
Finding your career path can be daunting. Counselors, when given the proper resources, can be the lifeline to help give the guidance needed. Pasadena Unified School District has proposed changes to potentially decrease the amount of counselors, which would neg... More »
Dear Parents, “Nude Selfies and the Need to Protect our Children” This week, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Human Trafficking Bureau (HTB) held a news conference and provided reporters a comprehensive update on the horrific nature and the s... More »
