Controversial Community-College Accreditor Was Noncompliant, Education Secretary Affirms

By Andy Thomason. The acting U.S. secretary of education, John B. King Jr., has upheld two findings of noncompliance against the agency that tried to strip City College of San Francisco of its accreditation. The San Francisco Examiner reports that Mr. King ruled on Monday that the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges was in violation of two federal criteria needed to accredit community colleges. More...