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.
Last week, the Board of Education recognized more than 100 certificated, classified and administrative employees who are set to retire on or before June 30.
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.
At least a few investors still know how to make money in the stock market.
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.
It’s being billed as the largest concert fundraiser in the history of Irvine’s public schools.
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
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 second deadline is coming up for the Irvine Public Schools Foundation's 7th Annual Irvine Dream Stakes Home Raffle. Buy a ticket by this Friday and you’ll be eligible to win the latest early-bird prize – a new 3-Series BMW or, if you prefer, $20,000 cash.