Saturday, August 22, 2026 | 5:05 am
Two brand-new, state-of-the-art massage chairs now line the walls of what used to be an ordinary teacher’s lounge at James Madison Elementary School. The paint is lighter. Motivational quotes stretch across the walls, and a shelf holds healthy snacks that were... More »
Friday, August 21, 2026 | 5:30 am
Two Pasadena police officers joined Hyatt Place Pasadena staff on Aug. 15 to congratulate three students who won an art competition the hotel staged at the city’s 30th annual National Night Out, and to hand over their prizes: backpacks filled with school suppl... More »
Thursday, August 20, 2026 | 6:28 am
Pasadena City College students who have not paid their fall fees in full will be dropped from every class on their schedules after 11:59 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, three days before the semester starts. Friday is the final drop for non-payment of the fall term. The... More »
Thursday, August 20, 2026 | 5:02 am
Fifty students at the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine received their white coats at the Pasadena Convention Center on Friday, Aug. 14, marking the formal start of medical training for the Pasadena school’s Class of 2030. It was the sevent... More »
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | 5:29 am
Pasadena City College holds a free on-the-spot registration event on Thursday, Aug. 20, four days before fall classes begin, for students still working to complete enrollment. ‘Rock Enroll 2026’ runs from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the V Building on the college’s ... More »
Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | 6:40 am
Pasadena Unified School District acknowledged Monday night that some of the final general campus cleaning and restoration work at San Rafael Elementary School had not been finished before students returned for the first day of classes, hours after parents cont... More »
Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | 5:10 am
Nearly 14,000 students walked onto 23 campuses across the Pasadena Unified School District Monday morning, the start of a school year built around a single line: “This is the Power of Us: Forward Together.” PUSD Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Blanco spent the mo... More »
Monday, August 17, 2026 | 5:26 am
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 »
Monday, August 17, 2026 | 4:49 am
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 »
Sunday, August 16, 2026 | 6:11 am
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 »
Saturday, August 15, 2026 | 6:20 am
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 »
Friday, August 14, 2026 | 6:49 am
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 »