Author: Jennifer Hall Lee

It was a packed audience on Saturday May 16 for the annual Eliot Arts Magnet middle school student concert showcase called Fauxchella.

The summit is called “Five Star” because it is rooted in the Five Star Coalition, a partnership among five local districts: Glendale, Pasadena, South...

A Citizens’ Assembly is a group of residents selected through a lottery-based sortition process. Once assembled, these individuals deliberate together to...

The Pasadena Unified School District receives $2.5 million a year tied to its television station, KLRN, and that funding depends on one thing: continuing to...

This year’s keynote speakers were California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who each delivered...

In a year marked by unprecedented challenges due to the Eaton fire, students in the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) have made remarkable academic...

Under a clear night sky on Thursday, September 25, two Pasadena Unified School District middle schools received prestigious awards from the Western Justice...

It was an intense two days of discussions about public education and vouchers, gerrymandering, and DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) in Columbus, Ohio, on...

In the mountains of Altadena, up near Loma Alta Drive, is a 35-foot star on the hillside that’s called the Star of Palawoo.

Ellen Garrison Clark, a civil rights pioneer, is buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Altadena. Her story is one of the unique Altadena stories about unsung...

No BoundariesNo BoundariesThe Dinner PartyDinner Party partyNo Boundaries 19 will be on display until March 17. It is in collaboration with artworxLA, the...

The 200th birthday celebration of Ellen Garrison Clark included the unveiling of two new headstones for her relatives; her husband, Harry Clark and her sister,...

This year on an overcast morning on Juneteenth, our new federal holiday, a large group of people hiked the Gabrielino Trail at El Prieto Canyon to honor a man...

School boards are dominating the news these days, and I want to put my thoughts to paper on the importance of school boards and trustees.

OPINION The Pasadena Unified School District is considered a leader in the state of California. Our staff are regularly consulted on our curriculum, ethnic...

The number of pedestrians killed by cars in California is alarmingly high. In fact, the number of pedestrian deaths in California is higher than the national...