Isabella Tong, a third-grader from Santiago Hills Elementary School, recently learned she placed first in the American Fine Arts Festival’s prestigious piano competition.

As the administrative assistant to the principal at Stonegate Elementary School, Karen Roggero is usually the one to plan the fire drills. So when the alarm sounded early Wednesday morning, she was surprised to say the least. “I couldn’t figure out what was going on,” she said.

A number of altruistic acts have been quietly occurring around the Irvine Unified School District. At South Lake Middle School, a group of students drafted geology textbooks for children in Uganda. Deerfield Elementary kids spent time with residents of a local senior center.

The City of Irvine will generously provide up to $875,200 in matching funds to help IUSD ease the impacts of larger class sizes next year.

Parents and community members are invited to attend a special ceremony this Friday, April 30, to dedicate a new organic garden on the campus of Plaza Vista School.

More than 40 of Irvine’s brightest teaching stars were honored Friday night during the 24th annual Excellence in Teaching Awards Dinner at The Irvine Marriott.

It’s official. Eight elementary schools in the Irvine Unified School District have earned the state’s highest level of recognition for public schools, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell announced today.

One of IUSD's own was honored this morning as Educator of the Year by the California D.A.R.E. Officers’ Association during the organization’s annual conference.

Brywood Elementary School held its sixth annual Cultural Festival on Friday, March 26, drawing an estimated 1,500 attendees. As in years past, Brywood students performed songs and dances and shared artwork representing an array of cultures from around the world.