Long recognized as a model for academic excellence, the Irvine Unified School District continues to make gains on state assessments, posting an astonishing score of 924 on the most recent Academic Performance Index.

The National Merit Scholarship Corp. has released its latest list of semifinalists who are in the running for prestigious National Merit awards, and 94 of them are from right here in IUSD.

Ten University High School students were honored for a pretty rare feat at this morning's end-of-year assembly.

We interrupt your regularly scheduled winter recess to share a little good news.

Students in the Irvine Unified School District continue to earn high marks on state standards tests while narrowing racial and ethnic achievement gaps, according to results released Aug. 15 by the California Department of Education.

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 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.

As noted this week in USA Today and Education Week, SAT scores in 2010 remained relatively flat across the country when compared

This week, the state released its Academic Performance Index scores for 2010, and IUSD quietly earned the top spot among California’s larger school systems.