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...sandwiched between the covers of their textbooks. It’s understandable. For the most part, we teach science as if it were a technical trade: Learn these facts about cells. Memorize these equations describing motion. Balance these reactions that underlie oxidation. And then demonstrate competence by passing an exam. With this lopsided focus on the end points of research, the scientific explorations themselves receive the most minimal attention...
...episode attracting the most attention. The case, Ricci v. DeStefano, involves a group of 18 white firefighters, including one Hispanic. They filed a discrimination suit against the city of New Haven, Conn., after the city decided in 2004 not to certify the results of a job-promotion exam because no African Americans had scored high enough to be promoted. The city argued that federal law treats tests resulting in such outcomes as suspect, meaning that New Haven would probably have been sued by the minorities who failed the test had the white firefighters been promoted...
...Best known for taking just 15 minutes to deliberate before issuing the injunction that stopped the Major League Baseball strike of 1995. Also well known for ruling against a group of white firefighters from Connecticut who were denied a promotion because not enough minority candidates had passed the advancement exam. Has issued few rulings on cultural flash points like abortion...
...probably attract the most attention in weeks to come. The case, Ricci v. DeStefano, involves a group of white firefighters, including one Hispanic. The group filed a discrimination suit against the city of New Haven, Conn., after the city decided not to certify the results of a job-promotion exam because no African Americans had scored high enough to be promoted. A lower court decided in favor of the city. In February 2008, Sotomayor was part of a three-judge panel that upheld the lower court's decision. Four months later, she was part of a 7-6 majority that...
...makes us feel younger!” said Joan Danieli, who has been an exam proctor of 10 years...