Huge budgets cuts, enrollment drops: Pasadena schools struggle to rebuild after Eaton fire
Five public or charter schools burned or sustained severe damage in the Eaton fire, and about 1,100 Pasadena Unified students lost homes.
Teachers deploy art and music programs to help students cope with the trauma of the January blaze.
School board members of Pasadena Unified, which faces a multimillion-dollar deficit, voted to approve $24.5 million in budget cuts for the 2026-27 academic year.