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View MorePasadena Unified enrollment priority deadline falls Nov. 10
PUSD families seeking sibling or continuing-program priority for the 2027-28 school year must apply by 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, with in-person help sessions available Friday at the district's Education Center.
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View MoreBailey leads Pasadena PUSD District 3 race in early returns
Incumbent Michelle Richardson Bailey holds 62.81% to challenger Veronica Elias' 37.19% in unofficial early returns for the Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education District 3 seat, with the county's election night tally still in progress.
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View MoreCaltech-led $590 million NASA telescope clears launch milestone
NASA committed to a January 2031 launch of the Caltech-led UVEX space telescope, a $590 million mission that will produce the first deep ultraviolet maps of the entire sky.
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View MorePasadena's Field Elementary ranks No. 174 in California
Field (Eugene) Elementary earned the highest U.S. News 2027 ranking among Pasadena Unified schools, placing No. 174 out of 5,920 California elementary schools with a 97.08 overall score.
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View MorePCC police chief Matchan resigns amid harassment lawsuit
Pasadena City College Police Chief Steven Matchan resigned Oct. 22 while facing a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by six female campus police employees, and the college says it will launch a national search for his replacement.
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View MoreCaltech launches $7M environmental policy lab
A $7 million gift from the San Marino-based WHH Foundation establishes Caltech's PERMIT lab, a 10-year initiative pairing satellite data and AI with economics to shape environmental policy.
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View MorePUSD priority enrollment opens Oct. 20 for 2027-28
Pasadena Unified's priority enrollment window for the 2027-28 school year opens Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 9 a.m. and closes Nov. 10, giving families in Pasadena, Altadena and Sierra Madre with siblings or students in IB, magnet, dual language and Math Academy programs a head start before the general lottery in January.
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View MorePasadena students quiz board candidates at first youth forum
PUSD's Student Think Tank organized the district's first student-led town hall at Pasadena High School on Oct. 1, where high school students questioned school board candidates on budget cuts, consolidation and campus safety ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
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View MoreChainsaws reach Longfellow as Pasadena protesters rally for trees
PUSD crews began cutting protected trees at Longfellow Elementary on Monday as protesters gathered with signs, ending weeks of community opposition and a district pledge to reassess alternatives to removal.
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View MorePCC launches $538K wildfire recovery fellowship for 35 students
Pasadena City College swore in 35 students as California College Corps fellows on Sept. 22, launching an eight-month, state-funded wildfire recovery fellowship that pairs them with more than 17 local organizations still rebuilding after the Eaton Fire.
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View MorePasadena's Caltech jumps to No. 5 in national rankings
Caltech jumped six spots to tie Stanford at No. 5 in the 2027 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings, its biggest single-year climb in over 25 years, driven by top scores in research output, graduate earnings and financial aid that covers full tuition for families earning under $200,000.
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View MorePUSD plans 110 below-market rentals at former Roosevelt school
Pasadena Unified pitched its $82 million to $85 million workforce housing project at a Tuesday open house, proposing 110 below-market rental units for district employees on the shuttered Roosevelt Elementary campus.
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