“I am San Francisco City College” - city rallies to save beloved institution
http://peoplesworld.org/i-am-san-francisco-city-college-city-rallies-to-save-beloved-institution/SAN FRANCISCO - On the eve of the March 15 accreditation deadline for City College of San Francisco, a rally at City Hall brought together students and allies of the college, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 2121 and several social justice organizations under the umbrella of Save CCSF.
This year has been marked by draconian sanctions placed on City College by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) - 14 conditions that were to have been met by March 15, or risk having the college's accreditation yanked.
Students, teachers and community speakers listed the cuts that have occurred in the wake of these conditions: deep staff cuts in student counseling, wage concessions, and threats to close campuses and consolidate or end programs for at-risk, minority working class students who depend on City College to bring them into higher learning. AFT 2121 is facing even more cuts and loss of a democratic voice in the college.
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Hopes that passage of the city's Proposition A parcel tax and the state's Proposition 30 in November would bring revenue into CCSF have been frustrated by the lack of transparency of the CCSF Board of Trustees and interim Chancellor Thelma Scott-Skillman, who said they intended to use any surplus revenue to fund "accreditation purposes," rather than to replace programs and stave off cuts.
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the more likely scenario is that another district takes over, likely one on the Peninsula (since Peralta in the East Bay is itself on probation!), followed by the usual round of union-busting and layoffs. That's when you'll start to see the quality of education decline. 
to absolutely no one's surprise, the cuts have fallen disproportionately hard on students with disabilities, even more so than at underfunded community colleges around the state. 
CCSF even laid off its alternative media specialist! That leaves students who read Braille, listen to CDs, whatever, up the proverbial creek without a paddle. Oh, and it also leaves CCSF wide open to a lawsuit that it really does not need right now with ACCJC in town.
P.S. Feel free to PM me any suggestions you may have for him.
I only just started digging into the issues at play here and I'm still at junior activist level. I think he'd be well served by talking directly with the people in the Save CCSF coalition if he hasn't already. If this isn't already on their radar, I know they'd want it to be.
Debunked in the comments. (Be sure to read the comments.
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