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.

A Brywood Elementary mom has been named Parent Volunteer of the Year by the Irvine Public Schools Foundation.

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.

The Woodbridge High School Percussion Ensemble will cap the year with its final performance at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 10, in the school’s theater.

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.

At Tuesday night’s Board of Education meeting, Assistant Superintendent Lisa Howell presented an update on the governor’s latest budget proposal and outlined IUSD’s spending plan for fiscal year that begins July 1.

It’s Friday, May 28, and a quick check of the calendar reveals it’s a holiday for students in kindergarten through the eighth grade.

Every year, students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology get a chance to recognize the high school teachers who helped fuel their success through the MIT Inspirational Teacher Award program.

It was impressive enough that a pair of Bonita Canyon Elementary School sixth-graders traveled to the California State Science Fair in Los Angeles last week and placed first and third in their respective categories.