After almost two years of negotiations, the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) announced today that it has reached an impasse with the United Teachers of Pasadena (UTP), the union that represents district teachers. “I am very disappointed,†said Super... More »
Facing the most severe reduction in funding from the State of California in its history, the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Board of Education voted unanimously to place a local parcel tax on the May 4, 2010 election ballot. Because of an 18 percent... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) announced today that Eugene Field Elementary School is the recipient of a grant from the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts to help fund the school’s “Teaching Jazz to Kids†program. Blair IB School and Don... More »
Dear Community Member: Recently a document was distributed in the community that cast numerous inaccurate allegations regarding the Measure TT School Bond program which was approved by voters in November 2008. The document was filled with incorrect and untru... More »
Pasadena Unified School District’s (PUSD) announced that four schools were named 2009 Honor Roll Schools by California Business for Education Excellence, a statewide association of businesses advocating for public school improvement. Hamilton Elementary, L... More »
Dear Community Member, I am writing to you on behalf of the Board of Education with appreciation for your ongoing support for the students of the Pasadena Unified School District. I continue to see more parents and partners stepping up to assist our students w... More »
 Marshall Fundamental School Principal Keith Derrick with Dr. Stephen Mayo, Professor of Biology and Chemistry, Caltech More than 30 Pasadena area business and community leaders went back to school on Friday, Oct. 16, to become “Principals for a Day†in ... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) announced the selection of Laureen Nadhira-Nayo as the District Teacher of the Year. Ms. Nadhira-Nayo was honored as an “ambassador for education†by County Superintendent Darline Robles and the Los Angeles Cou... More »
Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) schools accelerated student achievement, met state and federal performance targets, and posted historic gains according to the 2009 Accountability Progress Report (APR) released by the California Department of Education.... More »
Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Chairman Jake Steinfeld announced today that Charles W. Eliot Middle has won the Los Angeles Regional Award in the 2009 Governor’s Challenge for “outstanding efforts to promo... More »
Imagine this: You send your kids to a private school every morning thinking that once they step inside the campus, they are all safe and secure. Then you hear news of a gunman entering a school and shooting students, faculty, and staff. You start to ponder –... More »
Ellen’s Silkscreening is helping area schools start off the 2009-10 school year on the right foot. Ellen’s has been working with area schools for over 35 years by offering top quality silkscreening, embroidered wearable’s and promotional products for cla... More »
