Chilean students force for-profit colleges and universities into the coffin

Educationworldonline reported on October 9, 2012 that in Chile, the only university owned by the global arm of US for-profit education giant, the Apollo Group has had its accreditation withdrawn (http://www.educationworldonline.net/index.php/page-article-choice-more-id-3352). On July 18, 2012 following an unsuccessful appeal, Chile’s National Education Council confirmed a decision of the National Accreditation Commission to stop accrediting the […]

City College of San Francisco and Brice Harris and Lumina Friends

In their treacherously crafted letter to deceive the residents of San Francisco and readers of the SF Chronicle, Mayor Lee and Chancellor Brice have clearly highlighted their disdain for the truth and shown their allegiance to the financial powers that back their sell out of the College that serves the entire community of this City, […]

City College of San Francisco fails to receive Lumina backed accreditation: The fix was in

From:  Dr. Thelma Scott-Skillman Interim Chancellor Dear College Community, We have received the decision from ACCJC. The Commission has decided to terminate City College of San Francisco’s accreditation effective July 31, 2014, approximately one year from now. We are immediately moving forward to request a review on the Commission’s decision per ACCJC’s policy  on request […]

Fools rush in, where wise men never go: SFCC and the destruction of the public commons by the privatized accreditors

A Letter from Tom Brown to California Elected Officials   Leader Pelosi’s office has already been contacted by “Save CCSF” activists and reports are that the staff response revealed a lack of understanding of what’s happening at CCSF. We’re told that someone in the Leader’s office responded by saying “City College tries to do too […]

Oakland and another charter school scam: The Institute of Medical Education

OAKLAND — Matt Krupnick journalist for the Contra Costa Times San Jose Mercury News reported that in a new state bureau’s first major test, government regulators argued Thursday of this week that a judge should shut down the Institute of Medical Education (http://www.mercurynews.com/health/ci_20909096/close-medical-schools-san-jose-oakland-campuses-state). At an administrative hearing that could stretch into September, Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Tsukamaki […]