A Letter for Jackie Speier

Jackie Speier is a very progressive representative.  I especially love her because when others were voting to allocate another $58 billion for deployment of more troops, she brought to our attention that that was the amount of money needed to take care of our soldiers returning from deployment.

http://speier.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=56:the-overlooked-cost-of-the-war-veterans-benefits&catid=13&Itemid=17

But this morning I'm writing a letter about the Restoration Status.

Dear Congresswoman Jackie Speier:

Thank you for advocating for City College of San Francisco as we have struggled to save it for all San Franciscans. I write urging you to ask the City College administration not to fall into the trap of applying for the ACCJC’s "Restoration Status." It is unnecessary. Worse, under “restoration status” the future of the 80,000 students who depend on CCSF will remain at risk. 

 Instead of removing the uncertainty about the future of CCSF, the new "restoration status" policy merely moves the impending deadline for doom down the road.  The ACCJC already has the authority to grant a "good cause" extension and give City College two more years to meet ACCJC demands. It has done this for many other colleges- but not for CCSF. The recent California State Auditor’s report on community college accreditation cited among the many problems that the  ACCJC's showed an inconsistent application of its standards.

Please continue defending our college by directing essential scrutiny towards the ACCJC. Thank you again for your stalwart support of City College of San Francisco, an institution vital to so many people’s dreams.

Sincerely,