As we’ve mentioned in previous posts, the state’s new Local Control Funding Formula represents a dramatic change in how education dollars are allocated in California, channeling greater re

For the second straight year, high school newspapers from Irvine have taken first and second place at the Orange County Journalism Education Association Write-Offs. Irvine High School’s El Vaquero won the overall Division 1 sweepstakes at the Feb. 22 competition for student newspaper reporters and yearbook staffs.

The Orange County Register has released its latest breakdown of high-performing elementary schools, ranking our own Stonegate Elementary School at No. 1 in the county.

Northwood High School’s Performing Arts Department will stage “The Sound of Music” Feb. 26 through March 1 in the school’s theater.

Shows start at 7 p.m. each evening, with an additional matinée performance at 2 p.m. on March 1.

Brad Van Patten, IUSD’s coordinator of visual and performing arts, passed along a very noteworthy statistic this week. Of the 102 spots available in the 2014 All Southern California Middle School Full Orchestra, he said, 42 were filled by students from the Irvine Unified School District.

Well, Super Bowl XLVIII wasn’t exactly what we expected, but we’ll spare you our in-depth football analysis. We will say that we liked some of the commercials, and one in particular caught our eye.

Two teams from University High School have earned high honors after participating in an intense mathematical competition that tested their knowledge of algebra, geometry, calculus, programming and other disciplines.