Two years ago, when Anne Bagasao’s daughter Grace was a sophomore at South Pasadena High School, she reluctantly approached her mother with a request, knowing money was tight. Many of her peers planned to get ahead by taking U.S. history, a graduation requirement, over the summer through a class offered by an educational foundation that supports the district. She wanted to do the same. The cost was more than $500.
Bagasao, a single mother, didn’t have the money. But she was determined that her daughter have the same educational opportunities as her friends. She applied for tuition assistance, which offered partial help and took on a payment plan to cover the balance.
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