At any given high school, you’ll find those those who excel in the classroom and those who shine on the athletic field. And then there are those exceptionally talented individuals who do both.

Once again, all schools in the Irvine Unified School District will be closed on Monday, June 14, and Tuesday, June 15, to accommodate districtwide furlough days.

With the end of the school year in sight, the Irvine Unified School District is preparing to say goodbye to a number of veteran educators who have opted to retire, capping distinguished careers that, in many instances, have spanned decades.

Omar Mughal’s mom and dad had scoured the country, searching for a campus where their child could thrive both socially and academically. Above all, they needed to find a place where Omar would be safe.

A Sierra Vista Middle School teacher is among 25 educators nationwide who have been selected to study the Pueblo culture of the Mesa Verde Region this summer though the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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.

County education leaders, representing a half million students and 55,000 employees, called today for lawmakers to give school districts local control over budgeting and spending to soften the impact of the state’s ongoing fiscal crisis – and to better ensure that students graduate from high school ready

It's Wednesday, May 12, and we think it's an especially good day to thank our local school nurses. After all, today has been designated as National School Nurse Day.

The rest of the county just learned what IUSD has known all along.

School administrators, Board of Education members, city officials and representatives from the Irvine Public Schools Foundation will shadow a custodian, a grounds worker, a warehouse driver, a health clerk and dozens of other classified staff during the Irvine Unified School District’s third an