There’s always room for cello -- or, in this case, many, many cellos.

It was one small shipment to Westpark Elementary School, and one giant leap for Westpark's science program.

Registration is now open for parents seeking to enroll their children in IUSD’s preschool program for the 2014-15 school year.

Some special guests dropped by more than a dozen elementary schools on March 1 to read their favorite children's books in honor of Read Across America Day.

Plaza Vista School recently found itself in the pages of the Irvine World News after celebrating a successful jogathon fundraiser with some good ol’ fashioned pie-throwing and beard-dying.

At the request of IUSD’s Board of Education, a pair of consultants teamed up at this week's school board meeting to discuss options for generating new revenue for 21st century learning through a technology bond.

It’s hard to believe, but it’s already time to start making plans for the 2013-14 school year. And if your child will be joining IUSD in the fall, we’ve got a pretty important date to share: March 8, 2013 is when the enrollment window opens for all students who will be new to the district.

So we're in the office a little early this morning, and for good reason. Irvine’s three Teachers of the Year, representing the district’s elementary, middle and high schools, will soon be revealed during surprise visits to their respective campuses.

The Orange County Register has released its latest rundown of the county’s "best elementary schools" of 2013, with four IUSD campuses making the top 10. Overall, a dozen Irvine elementary sites earned honors with symbolic gold, silver or bronze medals.

More than 400 students from the Irvine and Tustin unified school districts showcased their own creative inventions and fielded questions from curious visitors during the 26th annual Astounding Inventions contest.