On Wednesday, May 30 three St. Monica Academy seniors – Beau Barry, Sam Gutierrez, and Peter Ford – signed National Letters of Intent to play collegiate sports. Beau will be playing baseball for Hendrix College (Arkansas), and both Sam and Peter will be playin... More »
Continuing a long tradition of giving back to the students, many community and academic organizations awarded over 30 top John Muir High School seniors approximately $120,000 in cash scholarships/awards raised from their members at the annual Senior Awards Cer... More »
A Pasadena student taking up business administration at the University of Southern California has been selected as one of the five inaugural grantees of the Freestone Future Leaders Scholarships by Freestone Capital Management, a Northwest-based wealth managem... More »
In a surprise last-minute turnaround, incumbent Pasadena City College Board of Trustees candidate Ross Selvidge, who had “ceased campaigning” in April, announced late last week he is back in the race for Tuesday’s election. Selvidge said in a mailer which hit ... More »
Caltech’s Dennis Dougherty, the George Grant Hoag Professor of Chemistry, has been named director of the Beckman Institute, an interdisciplinary research center for the development of innovative technologies used in chemistry and biology, including advanced im... More »
As the Teamster bus drivers of First Student, Inc. completed the first full week of their strike, affecting thousands of Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) students, both union and management appear no closer to settling the strike, each accusing the othe... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education is expected to decide Thursday on the format of future PUSD Board elections to make it consistent with the California Voter Participation Rights Act (CVPRA). An Agenda Report prepared by the City Clerk sh... More »
Pasadena Board of Education Member Patrick Cahalan told Pasadena’s Progressive Discussion Group last Friday that Pasadena Unified’s looming budget crisis stems from a number of trends “lining up to make things very difficult.” Cahalan characterized retirement ... More »
As thousands of parents scrambled to find rides to school for their children on the first day of a sudden strike by First Student, Inc. bus drivers, the Pasadena Unified School District announced Thursday that all regular student school bus routes are cancelle... More »
Reports indicate union reps and striking drivers are blocking the bus facility near John Muir High School after bus drivers working for First Student, Inc., who provide all the bus service to Pasadena Unified, called a strike early Thursday morning. Pasadena U... More »
On Tuesday January 16, 2018 at 6 pm, Blair School will host its annual IB Info Night. The International Baccalaureate (IB) program is an internationally accredited rigorous educational program serving grades 6 – 12 which encourages students to not simply regur... More »
Since its inception, the Center for Teaching, Learning, & Outreach has launched dozens of innovative programs Tucked away on the third floor of the Center for Student Services on Holliston Avenue, an office with five full-time employees has quietly transformed... More »
