CCSF teachers recruit students from BART/Muni stations
City College instructors work Powell Street station seeking new students.Joe FitzgeraldWalking through the Powell BART and Muni station, commuters are used to hearing the cries of a melange of...
View ArticleDiscord at City College as accreditation cliff nears
Teachers and other protesters demonstrate outside the CCSF chancellor's "state of the school" speech.Joe FitzgeraldMore than 300 City College of San Francisco (CCSF) faculty and supporters protested...
View ArticleCCSF board approves report to accreditors amid heavy criticism
CCSF students, faculty, and other supporters swarmed the meeting where the board approved concessions requested by accreditors.Joe FitzgeraldWindsong, a 21-year-old City College student, held a sign...
View ArticleCity College loses accreditation, throwing its future into doubt
A student registers for classes at City College shortly before the announcement was made about revoking its accreditation.Joe FitzgeraldCity College of San Francisco will lose its accreditation, it was...
View ArticleOpponents of City College takeover to march through SF
Opponents of last week’s decision to revoke the accreditation of City College of San Francisco and place the district under state control until that death sentence becomes official in July 2014 plan to...
View ArticleCity College supporters protest state takeover and the agenda behind it
City College supporter gather outside the US Department of Education.Joe FitzgeraldBy Dalton AmadorAround 350 students, faculty members and other San Franciscans marched from City College’s downtown...
View Article*UPDATED 8/15* Tables turned: Department of Education finds City College's...
The Department of Ed goes after the ACCJCPhoto illustration by Joe FitzgeraldUPDATE 8/15, 7PM: The U.S. Department of Education got back to the Guardian to explain their letter in further detail,...
View ArticleSF City Attorney Dennis Herrera sues to keep City College open
The suit against the ACCJCPhoto by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezCity Attorney Dennis Herrera filed a suit today to block City College of San Francisco’s accreditation agency from closing down the school.The...
View ArticleChronicle: Don't question the City College takeover, just submit to the...
So do we.Joe FitzgeraldI have very low expectations from editorials in the San Francisco Chronicle, which generally share a worldview with the Chamber of Commerce and carry water for some powerful...
View ArticleCCSF’s new chancellor has a history running other troubled colleges
City College of San Francisco's new chancellor, Dr. Art TylerPhoto courtesy of Houston Community College video archiveFormer Compton College Special Trustee Dr. Arthur Q. Tyler will be City College of...
View ArticleINFOGRAPHIC: Brown signs legislation creating two tiers of college tuition,...
Students protest two-tiered education system at Santa Monica Community College last yearPhoto screen capture of protest video by Corsair OnlineFor six California community colleges, when the classes...
View ArticleIn charge ... sort of
New CCSF chancellor has steered troubled districts before, but how much authority will he have here? Arthur Q. Tyler is City College of San Francisco's new chancellorSF EXAMINER PHOTO BY MIKE...
View ArticleRep. Speier calls for federal accreditation reform, citing CCSF debacle
Rep. Jackie Speier and Rep. Anna EshooPhoto by Evan DuCharmeRep. Jackie Speier and Rep. Anna Eshoo at a forum to investigate the ACCJC, which accredits City College of San FranciscoCity College of San...
View ArticleCity and teachers seek injunction against City College closure
City College of San Francisco has been fighting for its life this year.Photo by Mike Koozmin/SF Examiner, Illustration by SFBGThe plan to save City College of San Francisco took a proactive turn...
View ArticleWhy I'm resigning from the City College board
Chris JacksonBy Chris JacksonWhen I worked for the state legislature, a member once told an overly ambitious guy that there are those who get into politics to be someone and those who get into politics...
View ArticleCity College Trustee resigns, protesting state takeover
Chris Jackson speaks at a rally against cuts at CCSF.Mike Koozmin/SF Media Co.Democracy is a thing of the past at City College of San Francisco, and now one member of its elected board has had enough....
View ArticleNo decision yet following charged hearing to stall City College closure
SF City Attorney Dennis Herrera speaks with his legal team during a break at SF Superior Court on Dec. 26, 2013.All photos by Sara BloombergAt a Dec. 26 hearing in San Francisco Superior Court, the...
View ArticleCity College saved, for now (update)
City Attorney Dennis Herrera addresses the new ruling on City College. Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezUpdate: This post has been updated with new information, after a 5:30 press conference held by...
View ArticlePelosi denounces City College's accreditors
Rep. Nancy Pelosi at a press conference, Monday Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezRep. Nancy Pelosi denounced the accreditors seeking to close City College at a press conference held yesterday at the...
View ArticleLeno introduces bill to bolster City College funding, draws fire to Special...
Leno and company announce a bill to bolster City College. Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezFirst City College of San Francisco’s accreditation was revoked, then students left in droves. Teachers soon...
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