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Read about the many ways our community helps the Pasadena Educational Foundation make an impact on the lives of every student, at every school, every day.
CARE for Education & Community Health – Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
Pasadena Educational Foundation is pleased to recognize the recent corporate volunteer effort of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. employees in helping to prepare produce boxes for distribution to Pasadena Unified…
Webster Foundation Donates $60,000 for Internship Stipends [Media Release]
Pasadena Educational Foundation Receives a $60,000 Donation from Helen & Will Webster Foundation Donation Supports Summer Internship Stipends for Pasadena Unified High School Students PASADENA, CA – The Pasadena Educational…
Creating A More Inclusive & Equitable Learning Environment Through Community
Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF) recently hosted a Community Engagement Forum to discuss important issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in education. The forum featured Allison Steppes, Ed. D., Institutional…
Read Across America 2023: Adventures In the Written Word
Last week Pasadena Unified School District elementary schools invited members of the community back into their classrooms to share their childhood favorite stories for Read Across America. This year’s event…
Civil Liberties: Seeing the Past in the Present
by Sehba Sarwar In late January 2023, three weeks before the eightieth anniversary of US President Franklin Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066, 250 students from all five Pasadena Unified high schools…
Building for Tomorrow – Bluebeam Supports PUSD School Gardens
School gardens are places where students study everything from the basic cycles of nature to the latest ways scientists advise the world to tackle climate change. As time continues to…
S. Mark Taper Foundation Awards PEF $75,000 [Media Release]
Pasadena Educational Foundation Receives a $75,000 Grant from the S. Mark Taper Foundation Grant will support Pasadena Unified School District Families in Transition PASADENA, CA – Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF)…
Why We Do What We Do – Families In Transition
The holidays are the time of the year when we instinctively think of others. We volunteer our time. We consider who in our community may have less. And, most importantly,…
Amplifying PUSD Student Voices
Editor’s Note: As part of PEF’s commitment to raising the voices of our students, we are featuring a selection of opinion articles and other works written by students. by Morgan…
Making Our Public School Community Stronger in 2022
Everyone at PEF is thankful for the support of our donors, volunteers, and partners. Together we have done wonderful things for our public school community. Thank you for actively supporting…
PEF Awards $200,000 in Grants to PUSD Teachers
More than 100 teachers joined the parade in decorated cars to receive their awards. PASADENA, CA – Pasadena Unified (PUSD) teachers and principals received $200,000 in grants thanks to the…
PUSD Student Journalists Engage at ED Talk
Pasadena Educational Foundation invited Pasadena Unified School District students from the Student Think Tank and John Muir Early College Magnet’s Arts, Entertainment, and Media Academy to be on-site reporters at…
Gratitude Served With Hot Sauce – Thanks to You BBQ 2022
Pasadena Educational Foundation hosted Pasadena Unified School District’s administration and facilities staff – the backbone of our school district – at our annual Thanks to You BBQ on Wednesday, November…
ED TALK Raises Community Voices
As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, Pasadena Educational Foundation held an education-focused panel discussion featuring nationally-recognized experts and local education leaders — ED TALK with Larry Mantle — on…
ED TALK with Larry Mantle – A Uniquely Pasadena Event
Tickets Still Available Pasadena Educational Foundation will present ED TALK with Larry Mantle — a unique, in-person educational event this Wednesday, November 9 from 6 – 7 PM at the…
Exploring Our Schools. Celebrating Our 15th Annual Principal for a Day
We are back after a 2 year hiatus! Pasadena Educational Foundation celebrated our 15th annual Principal for a Day event with 29 extraordinary community members serving as guest principals at…
Sharing Coffee & Caring – PEF’s Latest Community Engagement Forum
The call went out to our community partners with gusto: Come share breakfast and coffee – Zoom free! For the first time since February 2019, Pasadena Educational Foundation held its…
College Fair & Football
Yesterday Pasadena Educational Foundation staff members greeted students and parents as they entered Pasadena Unified School District’s Annual College Fair at the Pasadena Convention Center. Staff handed out our iconic…
PEF Presents: ED TALK with Larry Mantle [Media Release]
A conversation with nationally-recognized experts and local education leaders about public education with a Pasadena perspective. PASADENA, CA – Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF) is holding a special education-focused panel discussion…
Community Partnerships: The Art of Living Together
Over the course of a few weeks, the Pasadena Chapter of the National Charity League, Leadership Pasadena, and the Eliot ARTS PTSA volunteered their Saturday mornings to help rejuvenate the…
What’s New
CARE for Education & Community Health – Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
Webster Foundation Donates $60,000 for Internship Stipends [Media Release]
Creating A More Inclusive & Equitable Learning Environment Through Community
Read Across America 2023: Adventures In the Written Word
Civil Liberties: Seeing the Past in the Present
