How rare is it for a trial court judge to hold a state agency in contempt of court? Rare as hen’s teeth. Rare as unicorns. Or maybe better stated, rare as the veteran out-of-state teacher who applies for and gets–no problem–a Minnesota teacher license.
Six months after ruling the Minnesota Board of Teaching was flaunting the law, a Ramsey County District Court judge has held the political appointees in contempt of court. Will the move shock the board–which has resisted two mandates from the legislature, a state audit and a lawsuit–into implementing a 6-year-old law?
Don’t hold your breath.
Read my take on the latest installment n Minnesota ed reform’s most Onion-esque saga at The 74 Million.