Dive Summary:

• The U.S. Department of Education has told the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges that it could face a sanction if it does not comply with federal regulations in 12 months.
• In a letter, the department cited problems with four of its policies: the makeup of accreditation-review teams, conflicts of interest, the accreditor's explanation of areas it finds substandard and the time it gives institutions to correct those deficiencies.
• Possible consequences for the accreditor include the department's limiting, suspending or terminating its federal recognition, which would mean it could not serve as an arbiter for colleges to receive federal student aid.

From the article:

... The action against the accreditor is in response to a complaint filed by the California Federation of Teachers, which contended that the commission had violated the law and was biased by conflicts of interest in its decision to terminate the accreditation of the City College of San Francisco. ...