Grant Expands Innovative Programs for Elementary and Middle School Students Pasadena, CA – The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) has been awarded a $15 million Magnet School Assistance Program (MSAP) grant from the U.S. Department of Education to create and expand three new or revised magnet programs. This is the…...
Realty Agents Get PUSD Certified
Wednesday, September 21, PFAR in partnership with PUSD, Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF) and Pasadena Education Network (PEN) took over the library at John Muir High School Early College Magnet to conduct their first PUSD Certification Course since 2019. The award-winning course is designed to educate REALTORS® and Realty Agents on…...
Pasadena Educational Foundation Announces 7 New Board Members
For Immediate Release Pasadena, CA—We are proud to announce the election of seven new members to our Board of Directors: Karen Burgess, Karina Montilla Edmonds, Carina Jacob, Rick Kidd, Steven Miller, Mabell Garcia Paine, and Patrick Zarifian. The election was held at the April 19, 2022 Board of Directors meeting…...
PEF Selected as Host for Mark Cuban Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp
The Mark Cuban Foundation’s Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp Initiative Teaches AI Concepts to High School Students through a 4-Saturday Bootcamp APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! PASADENA, CA — Pasadena Educational Foundation will host a Mark Cuban Foundation Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bootcamp for high school students in the Fall of 2022 at Caltech with…...
PEF Event Raises $182,000 for PUSD Students (Media Release)
Pasadena Educational Foundation’s Celebrating Our Schools ELEVATE 2022 Event Raises $182,000 to Support Pasadena Unified Students PASADENA, CA – Pasadena Educational Foundation raised $182,000 to support scholarships, arts and music, and all of PEF’s programs and initiatives at Celebrating Our Schools ELEVATE 2022. The evening event celebrated PEF’s 50th anniversary,…...
Celebrating Our Schools 2022 In Pictures
Thank you to all who helped us support PUSD students at Celebrating Our Schools ELEVATE 2022. What an uplifting evening! Alma Stokes, our Exemplary Service Award recipient, reminded us what one person can do to bring change to her community. Guest Speaker Katrina Ortega Cabrera, inspired us with her own…...
Media Release: PEF Kicks of 2022 Summer Program
Pasadena Educational Foundation’s Summer Enrichment Program Kicks-off a Fun-filled Summer of Learning and Exploration More than 1,000 students show up for the first day of the 5-week program. PASADENA, CA – Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF) Summer Enrichment Program is off to a great start with more than 1,000 students showing…...
