Jun 5th, 2010

First the bad news: the state has cut funding for school busing. Now for the good news: the state has cut funding for school busing! –proverbial joke There is bad news and good news about funding for our local schools. But be assured the Pasadena Unified School District and the local media only will provide you with the bad news. The good news is that...

May 5th, 2010

It seems that Pasadena schools will not recieve the 35 million dollars school administrators hoped for through a parcel tax of $120 over the next 5 years.  School Board members say the 7 million they would have brought in this year would have possibly saved the jobs of  half the 164 teachers the  District planned to layoff. With 100% of precincts reporting...

The Pasadena Unified School district issued layoff notices to 164 teachers, nurses, librarians, counselors, and administrators Monday.  The layoffs will help the PUSD close a $23 million budget gap, the district said on its website. Other districts across the area made similar cuts, handing out a total of 426 pink slips in time to meet the state’s March...

Pasadena Waldorf School is holding an open house is holding an open house next Saturday, January 30th, from 10AM-2PM. Children are invited to come to the event to explore the school with parent supervision. Pasadena Waldorf School runs from preschool until 8th grade and they are located at 209 East Mariposa Street in Altadena. You can also call them at (626)...

Open Enrollment begins January 11th for the PUSD.  Here’s the press release they sent us: 2010 – 2011 OPEN ENROLLMENT APPLICATION PERIOD BEGINS JANUARY 11 Applications Accepted Through February 4 Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) announced today that applications for the annual open enrollment period will be accepted...

Board President Tom Selinkse gives a very interesting interview, answering some tough questions about how the PUSD is spending taxpayer’s money.  Among the highlights: Explains the reasoning behind the local hiring resolution Talks about hiring a local hiring consultant Refuses to attend lavish campaign contributor/contractor dinner to save district...