City College of San Francisco wins round in accreditation battle

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New article of mine, good news for a change.

http://www.peoplesworld.org/city-college-of-san-francisco-wins-round-in-accreditation-battle/

SAN FRANCISCO - City College of San Francisco has regained accreditation, for now. With a Jan. 2 injunction Judge Curtis Karnow blocked last summer's action by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) stripping the college's accreditation. The disaccreditation would have gone into final effect July 2014 and would have effectively shuttered the school, which has served thousands of students for decades. Karnow's injunction delays the move pending a court decision on a lawsuit brought by San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera against the disaccreditation.

After hearing two days of arguments, on Dec.. 26 and 30, Judge Karnow noted in his ruling that the "consequences would be catastrophic" if the ACCJC were allowed to finish the disaccreditation process.

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[Jefferson23]

1. Incredible, they are determined..great to hear it seems to have a better outcome.

In October, ACCJC President Barbara Beno was found to be soliciting letters for support of the ACCJC from members of the Association of Chief Business Officers, the business officials of the state's community colleges. Beno requested that the letters be sent to her personally, in an effort to shore up the ACCJC's case in the face of the review by the federal Department of Education.


schmuck.

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2. It's been a fascinating process to observe all year, for sure.

Community college politics have rarely been such a hotbed of intrigue. Having the college close would have been disastrous, so I'm thrilled the tide is turning. The aftermath of all of this should be interesting too.

[Jefferson23]

3. It is encouraging! n/t

[alp227]

4. Is the judge related to channel 5 weatherman Lawrence Karnow?

Karnow is a rare enough name for that to be possible.

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5. I don't really know alp.

I rarely pay attention to our local weathermen, I admit!