The state Court of Appeals heard arguments from a group of parents who contend Minnesota’s teacher tenure laws are unconstitutional because they allow bad teachers to stay in the classroom, thereby hurting students’ education. Plaintiffs’ attorney Jim Swanson takes issue with a lower court ruling that the constitutional right to an adequate education pertains only to school funding:Minn

The Education Minnesota teacher’s union responds current tenure laws allow for removal of bad teachers, but also protect good teachers from being fired for speaking out about learning conditions in their schools.