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About 13,800 Pasadena Unified School District students return to classrooms Monday for the first day of the 2026-27 school year, as Eaton Fire-related soil remediation remains unfinished at several affected campuses. The district spent the summer removing fire... More »
As students and families across Pasadena and Altadena head into the 2026-27 academic year on Monday, the Pasadena Unified School District is offering updated guidance to ensure a more successful start. The district serves Pasadena, Altadena and Sierra Madre. ... More »
Pasadena Unified School District Superintendent Elizabeth Blanco welcomed the district community back to school in an Aug. 14 email, telling recipients the 2026-27 year begins with PUSD’s graduation rate risen to 91%, exceeding the state average. Classes begin... More »
Pasadena Unified School District board member Scott Harden rejected the recall campaign against him Friday, calling the allegations behind it unproven, saying his words had been taken out of context, and describing the effort as a recall framed around personal... More »
Los Angeles County election officials have cleared petitions seeking the recall of two Pasadena Unified School District board members, giving organizers until Dec. 11 to gather signatures that could force a special election, sources familiar with the situation... More »
When students walk through the front entrance of John Muir High School on Monday morning, they will not be greeted quietly. A welcoming crowd of volunteers, city officials, educators, and the Los Angeles Rams mascot Rampage will be waiting for them, lining the... More »
Pasadena Unified’s Board of Education convened Thursday night to set a deadline for voting on which schools to close or consolidate, and adjourned shortly before midnight without setting one. The special meeting was structured around Resolution 2894, which dir... More »
Pasadena Unified School District students return to class Monday, opening a school year in which transitional kindergarten is available to every four-year-old in California for the second year running. “I want to welcome back all students at all levels to a ne... More »
Two concept cars that were created during internships by a pair of Pasadena design students will go on display this week at one of Monterey Car Week’s most exclusive events. ArtCenter College of Design, the Pasadena school with long ties to the auto industry, ... More »
Pasadena Unified School District trustees on Thursday will consider setting a date for a board vote on whether to close or consolidate any district schools and if so, which, when it considers action items on an agenda that could define and staff the district t... More »
Cynthia Torres has qualified for the race for the District 7 trustee in the November election for the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) School Board. Torres submitted her papers on Tuesday and qualified on Wednesday, the final day to make the race. She w... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education is scheduled to begin shaping a future, community-informed process that could lead to school consolidations or closure decisions when the board hears a two-part presentation and reviews related materials ... More »
