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.

Hundreds of Irvine’s best and most committed student-musicians are preparing to take center stage for the 28th annual Donald Bren Honors Concert, set for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27.

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.

Attention early birds. Today marks the first deadline for the Irvine Public Schools Foundation’s 7th Annual Irvine Dream Stakes Home Raffle. Those who buy a ticket before 5 p.m.

For the second time in two years, the City of Irvine is discussing a potential pledge of nearly $900,000 in matching funds to help IUSD mitigate the impacts of larger class sizes – a consequence of the state budget crisis.

Welcome back from the week-long spring recess. Just a reminder that the next IUSD Board of Education meeting is at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13.

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.

In the latest step to resolve a projected budget deficit caused by California's fiscal crisis, IUSD has scheduled eight furlough days for the 2010-11 school year.

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.