Rancho Santa Margarita Interfaith Council Sponsors Youth Forum

St. John Chrysostom Church was the center of the Interfaith Council's youth forum against bigotry, bullying in Rancho Santa Margarita.

CUSD votes 7-0 to Limit Public Comments at Board Meetings

"Shut Your Face, Know Your Place" - Trustee Pritchard stops a taxpayer from speaking (listen to the audio).

Scandal... The Untold Story Behind The Resignation of CUSD Trustee Lynn Hatton-Hodson

It all started with the accidental discovery of a $10,000 payment to the ACSA Foundation for Educational Administration.

Will CUSD File a Petition for an Injunction to Protect Tesoro Staff & Students?

There are Long Term Health Effects Associated with a Toll Road Less than 100' from a School.

RSM Little League One Game Out From Little League World Series

The Rancho Santa Margarita Little League will move on to play in the West Regional Championship game, Saturday. One more game to go.

Saddleback Unified School District Ranked Among Top 100 Districts In The State

BREAKING: Back to school in Rancho Santa Margarita! This year, the district also took the 10th spot in Orange County.

Rancho Santa Margarita Seniors Graduate To University Of California Schools

Fall enrollment is down at UC Irvine, UCLA though the system says they are on track to raise in state student admissions.

California's 2017 National Merit Scholarship Winners: Rancho Santa Margarita

Each student on the list has won a $2,500 college scholarship.

Rancho Santa Margarita Choral Teacher Celebrated With Jason Mraz, Five for Fighting

Over 2,000 friends and fans attended the night celebrating Keith Hancock's 2017 Grammy Award win.

Apple Pi Team From Las Flores Middle School Takes Bite Out Of Competition

Las Flores Middle School Girls are going to Knoxville, TN for the Global Destination Imagination competition.

Every 15 Minutes In Rancho Santa Margarita

Every 15 minutes someone drives impaired by alcohol, drugs or distracted driving. RSM teens will get a look, first hand at the aftermath.

OC Diocese Bishop to Attend St. Junipero Serra School Groundbreaking

BREAKING: The Rancho Santa Margarita school is beginning construction on its final expansion phase for a Student Creation Center, chapel.

Disneyland's Pirates Of The Caribbean Is 50 Years Old. Celebrate With These Fine Eats.

Pirates of the Caribbean is 50. Find specialty food and beverage items, as well as a souvenir stein to put them in at New Orleans Square.

Rancho Santa Margarita Student Honored at Disneyland's Dreamers And Doers Awards

Students from Rancho Santa Margarita, San Juan Capistrano, Aliso Viejo, Cypress, and Huntington Beach were honored by Disneyland Resort.

High School Choir Teacher Wins Top Grammy Music Educator Award

"For every performer who makes it to the Grammy stage, there was a teacher who played a critical role in getting them there."

Rancho Santa Margarita School Makes Big Change for Sea Mammals

Las Flores Elementary School's 5th Grade students are raising money for seals and sea lions through the "Change the Life of a Seal" program.

Rancho Santa Margarita Teacher Named Grammy Award Semifinalist

Tesoro High School Teacher one of 25 finalists from an original pool of 4,500 for the GRAMMY foundation's Music Educator Award.

New And Easy Way For Taxpayers To Follow CUSD Board Meetings

Tonight - Feeder patterns for IB - 2 - Way Spanish & Mandarin Immersion - Calendar- GATE program - Charter School Authorization policy...

CUSD's BrightBytes Survey-

Why are students and families being forced to share data with 3rd party for profit vendors?

Attorney General Releases a Report- Ready for School -

Recommendations for the EdTech Industry to Protect the Privacy of Student Data November 2016

A Common Sense Approach to Improving College and Career Readiness

Improve Student Achievement in Math

OC Register Endorses Candidates for CUSD Board of Trustees

The Editorial Board recommends votes for Wendy Shrove, Jim Reardon, Laura Ferguson and Jake Vollebregt on Nov. 8.

Children and Families Forum and Fair in Rancho Santa Margarita

This weekend, join the Orange County Children's Partnership and Orange County United Way to celebrate the 2016 Children and Families Fair

Warning to the 4th District PTSA

Kristen Vital and Board of Trustees - you should know better. Trustee Martha McNicholas you were the CUSD PTSA president.

Association of California School Administrators has a Political Pac

See what they are Advocating for-

Voter Fraud?

Taxpayer opinion: CUSD's Continual Misrepresentations to the Public regarding the $2 billion Bond Constitute Voter Fraud

Capistrano Unified School District Threatens a Retaliation Law Suit against Mayor Tony Beal

Invokes Attorney General Kamala Harris at the Primary Council - Careful what you wish for CUSD Board of Trustees!

The State of California is intentionally underfunding CUSD

because the District has a low percentage of students who are ELL, Receiving Free and Reduced Lunch and/or are in Foster Care

What is in the best interest of educating students when it comes to spending our tax dollars?

This is a 5- part series that will review employee contract negotiations and budget adoptions for the past five years

CUSD Could Learn Lessons From Chicago School Districts

Long Building, Chicago's Fiscal Crisis Reaches Boiling Point

Poway School District Releases Student Data of 30,000 + students

A Student's personally identifiable information is no longer protected due to a loophole in FERPA

Are Taxpayers and Students really represented by CUSD Board of Trustees

Trustees are elected to represent students and Taxpayers- they are "Fiduciaries" for students and taxpayers. They do not represent employees

Obama's Executive Action to Rewrite No Child Left Behind Modifies Student Privacy Rights

Personally Identifiable Information Is Now Available to For-Profit Companies

Santa Margarita Catholic High School Student Earns Congressional Medal

Students from Encinitas, Rancho Santa Fe, San Juan Capistrano and Ladera Ranch earned gold, silver and bronze medals.

CUSD Unfunded Pension Liabilities have increased from $47 million to $57 million as of June 2015

New Teachers contract containing 8% compensation increase will raise CUSD's unfunded pension liabilities even higher.

Las Flores Middle School's Lisa Hoover Named Teacher of the Year

English Teacher Lisa Hoover created a program to teach children a lifelong love of reading.

University of California

Admissions and Financial Decisions Have Disadvantaged California Resident Students

No Money for Art - Music - Science - Class Size Reduction;

but $55,000 (this month) for a Bond Consultant

One Easy Thing Parents Can Do To Improve the Quality of Education for Every Student

Demand that 100% of Lottery Funds be Spent on Students- No Lottery Money Should be Spent on Employee Compensation

Common Sense Approach to Funding CA Public Education:

Abolish the California Lottery - Increase Per Pupil Funding by $34 and Save Taxpayers Millions in Employee Pensions and Benefits Costs