The California Department of Education released the results of its 2011 Standardized Testing and Reporting program this morning, and IUSD once again has reason to be proud. We'll post a story on what the STAR tests indicate about Irvine soon.

The Assistance League of Irvine has announced that its annual Operation School Bell program will kick off on Aug. 22.

The U.S. Department of Education has made some big changes to a key component of the No Child Left Behind Act that was signed by President George W. Bush in 2001.

Lisa Howell, IUSD’s assistant superintendent of Business Services, was recently interviewed by KPCC (89.3 FM) radio reporter Adolfo Guzman-Lopez to talk about the disconcerting news that California’s revenue i

The Irvine Unified School District’s four year-round campuses are getting ready to welcome students back for the first day of the 2011-12 school year.

As we first reported back in January, a new California law requires students entering grades seven through 12 to get immunized with a pertussis booster shot.

The California Legislature adopted a budget this week that calls for flat funding for K-12 education, but schools remain vulnerable to midyear cuts that would be automatically triggered if an anticipated spike in revenue doesn’t materialize.

Canyon View Elementary School will be the site of an Irvine Child Safety Fair from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 25. Hosted by the Joyful Child Foundation, the event will feature informational booths and demonstrations from a number of child safety organizations.

The IUSD Board of Education voted unanimously this week to adopt a budget for 2011-12, and, in the same motion, directed staff to forward all appropriate documents to the Orange County Department of Education.

Newsweek magazine has published its annual list of the top public high schools in the U.S., and our very own University High School has landed the No. 8 spot.