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Crossword Clues 28 Tug-of-war injuries 7 Medieval laborer

32 Former fillies
34 Ready for a refill 8 Six-time All-Star Moises
9 Slips past
35 Freelancer’s email attach- 10 __ pork: Chinese dish served
ment: Abbr. with pancakes
36 Glider on runners 11 Letters often after a perp’s name
37 Flowing garments 12 Loo
38 Sonar signal 13 Corrosive substance
39 Word in a bride’s bio 21 “Exodus” author
40 Went a-courting 22 Money makers
41 Two-time US Open winner 25 Warbles
42 Hair-smoothing hairs 26 Musical set in an orphanage
45 Library machine 27 Replies to an invite, for short
46 “__ the Walrus” 28 Make available
47 Shellfish cookouts 29 “__ coffee?”
54 Medicare prescription drug 30 Louvre Pyramid architect
section 31 Pages with views
57 Pre-coll. 32 Rachel Maddow’s network
58 Brandy bottle letters 33 Final Olds made
59 Prospero’s servant 37 Charming snake?
60 Highest sudoku digit 38 2007 animated film in which
61 Hip bones Sting voices himself
62 Free, in France 40 Coax
63 Armoire feature 41 Big chunk
64 Counting-out word 43 Many a bridesmaid
44 Less cluttered
ACROSS 16 Hunky-dory DOWN 48 Shift (for oneself)
1 Hershey’s toffee bar 17 Start of a knitting project 1 Cyber Monday event 49 Hodgepodge
5 Res __ loquitur: the thing 18 Prefix with space 2 Fort with lots of bars 50 “How awful!”
speaks for itself 19 Dry Italian wine 3 “Then again,” in tweets 51 Cruise stop
9 Online shopping mecca 20 Tailpipe emission 4 Fixed 52 Pork choice
14 Chip in a chip 23 Hot state 5 “Be right with you” 53 Do a vet’s job
15 Seasonal song 24 Beatty/Hoffman box office flop 6 Pound, but not ounce 54 Chum

Could You Pass the US Citizenship Test?

SURVEY FINDS AMERICANS DON’T POSSESS HISTORY KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO BE INFORMED AND ENGAGED CITIZENS

Only 41 percent of Idaho residents earned when social divisions are deep. This requires a students with an interactive digital platform
a passing grade on history questions from the fundamental change in how American history intended to make American history more inter-
U.S. citizenship test. The Woodrow Wilson is taught and learned to make it relevant to esting and appreciated by all learners, particularly
National Fellowship Foundation found that our students lives, captivating, and inclusive those who do not see the importance history plays
only in Vermont could a majority (53 percent) to all Americans.” in the now and tomorrow.
pass; in the lowest performing state, only 27 Relying on the latest developments in cog-
percent were able to pass. HOW THE STATES FARED nitive learning, the Woodrow Wilson American
Even more disturbing, only 27 percent The top states after Vermont are Wyoming, History Initiative will offer experiential learning
of those under the age of 45 nationally were South Dakota, Montana and Virginia. opportunities such as digital games, videos,
able to demonstrate a basic understanding of The five lowest performing states are: and graphic novels. Building on the Woodrow
American history. Nationally, only four in 10 Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky and Wilson Foundation’s successful HistoryQuest
Americans passed the exam. Louisiana at the bottom of the list. Fellowship professional development program
Two percent of Idahoans scored an A; 8 for social students and civics teachers, the
percent received a B; 17 percent a C; and 14 WOODROW WILSON AMERICAN Initiative will also provide resources and oppor-
percent a D on the 20-question survey. HISTORY INITIATIVE tunities for K–12 history teachers to improve
“Unfortunately, the Woodrow Wilson The results, along with the national survey their instructional practice. ISI
Foundation has validated what studies have conducted in the fall by the Woodrow Wilson
shown for a century: Americans don’t pos- Foundation, demonstrate that a waning knowl- Founded in 1945, the Woodrow Wilson National
sess the history knowledge they need to edge of American history may be one of the Fellowship Foundation identifies and develops the
be informed and engaged citizens,” WW greatest educational challenges facing the U.S. nation’s best minds to meet its most critical chal-
Foundation President Arthur Levine said. As a result, the Foundation is launching a major lenges. The Foundation supports its Fellows as the
“American history education is not work- national initiative to transform how American next generation of leaders shaping American society.
ing, as students are asked to memorize dates, history is learned today, providing high school www.woodrow.org
events, and leaders, which the poll results
shows are not retained in adulthood,” Levine
said. “Based on our research, this is not an
issue of whether high school history teachers
are adequately prepared or whether kids study
American history in school. The answer to
both questions is yes. This is an issue of how
we teach American history.
Now it is too often made boring and robbed
of its capacity to make sense of a chaotic pres-
ent and inchoate future. Instead, knowledge
of American history must serve as an anchor
in a time when change assails us, a laboratory
for studying the changes that are occurring
and a vehicle for establishing a common bond