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گفت‌و گو با جعفر هاشمی، تحلیلگر جهان عرب از لندن، و حسن هاشمیان، همکارمان در صدای آمریکا، درباره ورود رسمی حوثی‌های یمن به جنگ، میزان تأثیرگذاری آنها در حمایت از جمهوری اسلامی، پیامدهای این اقدام برای امنیت دریای سرخ و باب‌المندب، و احتمال گسترش درگیری‌ها به عراق.

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Сенбі күні АҚШ-та президент Дональд Трамп пен оның әкімшілігінің саясатына қарсы наразылық акциясы өтті. "Корольдерге жол жоқ" атты ұранмен өткен үшінші жалпыұлттық акция ұйымдастырушылардың айтуынша, АҚШ тарихындағы "ең ірі наразылық акциясына" айналған. Елдегі 50 штаттың барлығында 3 мыңнан астам митинг пен шеру болған. Акциялар әлемдегі ірі қалаларда да өтті. Ұйымдастырушылардың айтуынша, акцияға жалпы 8 миллионға дейін адам қатысқан. Ұйымдастырушылар мен қатысушылар президент Дональд...

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En Côte d’Ivoire, la décentralisation revient dans le débat public. Un symposium s’est tenu au siège du Sénat, à Yamoussoukro, ces trois derniers jours (26-28 et 29 mars). Depuis 2003, les régions, les départements et les communes sont censées être impliquées, à des niveaux divers, dans la gestion des politiques de l’environnement, de l’Éducation, de la Santé et de la Culture, entre autres, mais en pratique, ce transfert de compétences reste inachevé, en raison du manque de ressources financières effectivement allouées aux collectivités locales.

Սանկտ Պետերբուրգից ոչ հեռու գտնվող ռուսական առանցքային և խոշոր նավթային տերմինալը ենթարկվել է անօդաչու թռչող սարքերի հարվածի, հայտնել են տեղի պաշտոնյաները: Շրջանի նահանգապետ Ալեքսանդր Դրոզդենկոն մանրամասնել է, որ Ուստ-Լուգայի գործարանը վնասվել և հրդեհվել է մարտի 29-ի գիշերային հարձակման հետևանքով: Նա չի նշել անօդաչու թռչող սարքի գործարկման աղբյուրը, Ուկրաինան է; պատասխանատվություն չի ստանձնել: Ռուսաստանի պաշտպանության նախարարությունը հայտարարել է, որ մեկ գիշերվա ընթացքում Ուկրաինան...

Trabajo en altura - El material líquido responde a la gravedad y se desplaza hacia abajo, así que cada línea exige pensar antes en su recorrido para evitar que se deformeUn dibujo anatómico desconocido de Miguel Ángel revela cómo la ciencia del cuerpo humano influyó en la arquitectura visual de la Capilla Sixtina El brazo elevado cambia por completo la forma de trabajar y obliga a ajustar cada movimiento para que no se descontrole. En la Capilla Sixtina, una obra que impresiona por la cantidad de figuras y por el nivel de acabado que se mantiene en toda la superficie, esa dificultad se multiplica porque cada detalle exige precisión mientras el cuello se mantiene inclinado y la vista fija hacia arriba. Esa postura rompe la naturalidad del gesto y obliga a corregir continuamente el pulso. Además, la pintura no se comporta igual y tiende a caer, así que cada trazo exige anticipar cómo se moverá el líquido sobre la superficie. Esa misma dificultad con los líquidos ha llevado a un equipo de KAIST a demostrar que añadir un componente volátil a una película líquida permite controlar la inestabilidad que provoca la gravedad y evita que el fluido termine goteando. El nuevo mecanismo reorganiza fuerzas dentro de la superficie líquida El trabajo, publicado en Advanced Science, identifica un mecanismo que cambia cómo se distribuye la tensión en la superficie del líquido. Al evaporarse parte del contenido, aparecen diferencias que generan un movimiento interno capaz de mantener la película en su sitio. Ese resultado introduce una forma de controlar un problema que durante mucho tiempo se consideraba inevitable. El mecanismo se apoya en el llamado efecto Marangoni, que aparece cuando distintas zonas de un líquido presentan tensiones superficiales diferentes. En ese caso, las áreas con mayor tensión tiran del fluido desde las zonas más débiles, creando un flujo sobre la superficie. Aquí, la evaporación del componente volátil provoca ese contraste y genera una corriente que empuja el líquido hacia arriba, en sentido contrario a la caída que provocaría la gravedad. El efecto Marangoni empuja el fluido en sentido contrario a la caída El equipo liderado por el profesor Hyungsoo Kim, del Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, planteó este punto de vista al revisar la llamada inestabilidad gravitatoria desde la mecánica de fluidos en interfaces. Minwoo Choi, estudiante de máster y doctorado integrado, firmó el estudio como primer autor. Los experimentos y el modelo teórico confirmaron que pequeñas variaciones en la composición del líquido bastan para alterar su comportamiento y estabilizarlo sin necesidad de aplicar energía externa. Este comportamiento aparece en techos, frigoríficos y otros casos diarios Hay una forma muy simple de verlo. Cuando se espolvorea pimienta sobre agua, los granos flotan sin moverse. Si se añade una gota de detergente en el centro, la pimienta se desplaza hacia los bordes porque la tensión superficial cambia en ese punto. En el caso analizado por los investigadores, el proceso actúa de forma distinta, ya que el flujo generado no expulsa el líquido hacia fuera, sino que lo mantiene en su sitio frente a la gravedad. Ese problema aparece en muchos contextos cotidianos. El vapor que se condensa en un techo forma primero una capa fina que luego se agrupa en gotas que terminan cayendo. Algo parecido ocurre en el interior de un frigorífico. Miguel Ángel no acabó muy contento con el proceso de pintar la Capilla Sixtina Este comportamiento responde a la inestabilidad de Rayleigh-Taylor, que describe cómo un fluido más denso pierde estabilidad cuando queda suspendido sobre otro más ligero bajo la acción de la gravedad. Los nuevos resultados permiten evitar la caída y mejorar procesos industriales Los resultados del estudio muestran que, bajo ciertas condiciones, esa caída puede evitarse por completo. En algunos casos, la película líquida incluso entra en un estado de oscilación en lugar de romperse. Este control abre la puerta a capas más uniformes en procesos industriales como el recubrimiento o la impresión de circuitos, y también tiene implicaciones en la fabricación por capas y en entornos donde la gravedad actúa de forma distinta, como el espacio. Hace más de 500 años, Miguel Ángel trabajó durante cuatro años en el techo de la Capilla Sixtina mientras la pintura caía sobre su cara, una experiencia que describió como cercana a la tortura. Aquella dificultad, además de ser muy molesta, también respondía a un problema del comportamiento de los líquidos que ahora empieza a entenderse mejor y que, con estos avances, deja de ser una limitación inevitable.

Doar 13 țări din lume au aer considerat sigur de respirat, trei aflându-se în Europa, potrivit măsurătorilor făcute de o companie elvețiană specializată în monitorizarea poluării, incluse în raportul pentru anul 2025. În analiză, s-au folosit date din 9.446 de orașe din 143 de țări, regiuni și teritorii, relatează Euronews.

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Evitar el Ragnarök - La investigación propone entender el lugar como una acción destinada a reparar el orden tras un episodio extremo Las historias sobre el final del mundo suelen nacer cuando una comunidad siente que su entorno deja de responder como antes. En la cultura nórdica antigua, el Ragnarök no se entendía como la llegada de criaturas que salían a cazar personas, sino como una cadena de señales que indicaban que el orden se rompía. Se hablaba de inviernos largos, de cosechas que fallaban y de conflictos que crecían sin freno. El miedo no estaba centrado en demonios que aparecían de golpe, sino en ver cómo todo lo que mantenía la vida se deshacía poco a poco. Un estudio reciente cambia el sentido del gran montículo noruego Un estudio publicado en European Journal of Archaeology afirma que Raknehaugen no fue una tumba sino una construcción ritual colectiva ligada a una catástrofe ambiental. El trabajo, en este sentido, plantea que el gran túmulo del norte de Oslo se levantó tras un episodio climático extremo que alteró la vida en la región. La investigación señala que no hay pruebas de enterramiento y que el monumento responde a una necesidad social de restaurar el equilibrio. La propuesta cambia la lectura tradicional y sitúa la obra dentro de una respuesta humana ante un entorno que había dejado de ser estable. La falta de restos humanos desmonta la idea de una tumba El análisis de la madera utilizada en el túmulo aporta una pista clara sobre ese contexto. Los estudios realizados en el siglo XX mostraron que los árboles empleados eran jóvenes y de mala calidad, con troncos cortos y raíces aún unidas. Además, el examen de los anillos de crecimiento indica que 97 de cada 100 árboles fueron talados en el mismo año, lo que apunta a una acción coordinada. Quince años antes, esos mismos árboles presentan un crecimiento casi detenido, un dato que coincide con el evento climático del año 536 d.C., cuando una erupción volcánica provocó un enfriamiento global. Las cosechas fallaron y la escasez se extendió, una situación que encaja con las señales que las tradiciones nórdicas asociaban al inicio del fin del mundo. La estructura actúa como defensa ante fuerzas percibidas como peligrosas En ese escenario, levantar un túmulo no era un acto funerario, sino una forma de intervenir sobre la realidad. La hipótesis plantea que la comunidad reunió los restos de árboles caídos y los organizó en capas, alternando tierra y madera con un orden concreto. Ese proceso tenía un sentido claro, reorganizar lo que el desastre había desordenado. El montículo, por lo tanto, funcionaba como una barrera simbólica frente a fuerzas que se percibían como peligrosas. Lars Gustavsen, arqueólogo del Instituto Noruego de Investigación del Patrimonio Cultural, explica en el estudio que “los materiales incorporados pueden haber actuado como una barrera protectora contra fuerzas dañinas”. La idea del Ragnarök reflejaba una forma de explicar la crisis La ausencia de una tumba apuntala esta lectura. Las excavaciones realizadas desde el siglo XIX no encontraron ningún cuerpo ni objetos asociados a un entierro de alto rango. En su lugar apareció una estructura interna compleja, con capas de turba, arcilla y arena dispuestas con cuidado, además de tres grandes niveles de madera. Incluso los huesos hallados en el interior resultaron ser mucho más antiguos que el propio túmulo, datados en torno al 1200 a.C., lo que indica que fueron reutilizados como parte del material de construcción. Este cambio de interpretación afecta a la forma de entender otros monumentos similares. Durante décadas, muchos túmulos se explicaron como símbolos del poder de élites guerreras. La nueva lectura abre la posibilidad de que algunos de ellos respondan a crisis dentro de los pueblos y a intentos de restaurar el orden social. Gustavsen afirma que “los túmulos deben interpretarse en relación con su entorno y su función dentro del paisaje”, una idea que desplaza el foco desde los individuos hacia la comunidad. El paisaje cercano confirma un gran deslizamiento previo El entorno del propio Raknehaugen encaja con esa idea. Los análisis mediante tecnología LiDAR han permitido detectar una gran depresión en el terreno cercana al túmulo, de aproximadamente un kilómetro cuadrado. Esa marca corresponde a un deslizamiento de tierra que alteró de forma drástica el paisaje. La zona combina suelos fértiles pero inestables al sur con áreas más pobres al norte, lo que crea condiciones propicias para este tipo de colapsos cuando aumentan las lluvias. Las comunidades del norte temían un final que llegaba poco a poco Ese deslizamiento explica también el origen de los materiales utilizados. Los árboles no fueron cortados en un bosque sano, sino recogidos tras el desastre, muchos de ellos arrancados o partidos. Esto aclara por qué presentan formas irregulares y por qué fueron manipulados de manera poco eficiente desde un punto de vista práctico. La reinterpretación final sitúa a Raknehaugen como una respuesta humana a una situación límite. El túmulo no representa el poder de un líder, sino el esfuerzo de entre 450 y 600 personas que trabajaron para reorganizar su entorno tras una catástrofe. La construcción no marca la muerte de alguien, sino la intención de seguir viviendo en un mundo que parecía romperse.

Un ranking global con sorpresa: entra por primera vez un país latinoamericano Descubre el Hygge: cómo los daneses han conseguido ser de los más felices del mundo Cada año, el nivel de bienestar global se mide a través del World Happiness Report, impulsado por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas junto a Gallup y el Centro de Investigación de Bienestar de la Universidad de Oxford. Este índice analiza cómo valoran los ciudadanos su vida en más de 140 países, combinando datos objetivos (como ingresos o esperanza de vida) con percepciones subjetivas como la libertad, el apoyo social o la confianza en las instituciones. En 2026, el ranking mantiene el dominio del norte de Europa, pero introduce una novedad destacada: por primera vez, un país de América Latina logra entrar en el top 5. Los 5 países más felices del mundo en 2026 1. Finlandia Finlandia repite como el país más feliz del mundo, una posición que ha consolidado durante años. Su liderazgo se explica por una combinación de factores: un sólido estado del bienestar, baja corrupción y una alta confianza social. Además, la cercanía con la naturaleza forma parte del día a día, algo que muchos ciudadanos destacan como clave en su bienestar. 2. Islandia Islandia asciende al segundo puesto gracias a su fuerte cohesión social. En este país, el apoyo entre ciudadanos es uno de los más altos del mundo, un rasgo que tiene raíces históricas en su aislamiento geográfico. También destaca por su equilibrio entre calidad de vida, salud y bienestar emocional. 3. Dinamarca Dinamarca se mantiene como uno de los países más estables del ranking. Su modelo se basa en la confianza mutua, la igualdad social y un sistema educativo y sanitario accesible. Además, el concepto cultural del bienestar cotidiano (como el famoso hygge) refleja una forma de vida centrada en la calma y la convivencia. 4. Costa Rica La gran novedad de 2026. Costa Rica entra por primera vez en el top 5 tras escalar posiciones en los últimos años. Aunque sus indicadores económicos son más modestos que los europeos, destaca por la libertad percibida, la vida en comunidad y la conexión con la naturaleza. Su presencia rompe la hegemonía europea y demuestra que la felicidad también se construye desde otros modelos sociales. 5. Suecia Suecia completa la lista con un equilibrio entre desarrollo urbano y acceso a entornos naturales. Sus altos niveles de igualdad, confianza institucional y calidad de vida la mantienen de forma constante entre los países mejor valorados. Qué mide realmente la “felicidad” de un país Más allá del ranking, el informe, confirmando otras investigaciones, insiste en que la felicidad no depende solo del nivel económico. Factores como el apoyo social o la libertad personal tienen un peso determinante en cómo las personas perciben su vida. En 2026, los cinco países comparten varios elementos clave: Alta confianza en la sociedad y las instituciones Sistemas públicos sólidos Fuerte sentido de comunidad Equilibrio entre vida personal y trabajo Relación cercana con la naturaleza El caso de Costa Rica es especialmente ilustrativo: su entrada en el top 5 demuestra que el bienestar no siempre está ligado al PIB, sino también a factores culturales y sociales. En conjunto, el ranking refuerza una tendencia clara: los países más felices no son necesariamente los más ricos, sino aquellos donde las personas sienten que pueden confiar, decidir y vivir con cierta estabilidad en su día a día.

Oklahoma's June Republican gubernatorial primary has become an unexpected test case for the future of GOP politics. Attorney General Gentner Drummond is betting voters want pragmatic leadership on education and mental health. Former House Speaker Charles McCall and two other candidates are wagering the culture-war playbook still wins primaries. The post A Crude Ad About a Banana — and a Primary That Could Tell Us Where the Republican Party is Headed appeared first on Oklahoma Watch.

Data analysis by Cherry Salazar and Thomas WilburnSign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools.At the start of her junior year, Arianna Brandt’s high school counselor urged her to go all out on dual credit — courses taught on her West Side Chicago campus that would earn her free college credit. If Brandt pushed herself, she could even graduate high school with a two-year associate degree and shorten her path to a four-year college diploma. Brandt felt daunted at first. But she quickly became one of the school’s dual credit “superstars,” in the words of a teacher, giving her new confidence that she belonged on a university campus. Brandt’s school, Michele Clark High, has bet big on dual credit. At one point, it took the unusual step of enrolling each sophomore in these classes generally geared toward juniors and seniors. That has put the campus at the forefront of a broader push quietly unfolding districtwide: Chicago Public School students took more than 13,000 dual credit classes last year, more than double the number pre-pandemic. That massive growth in dual credit participation has won praise for sending students to college better prepared and helping them avoid crippling debt — a boon especially for low-income students of color like the ones Clark serves —with early data showing progress.But the expansion hasn’t always gone smoothly. Schools like Clark have had to course-correct on signing up younger students en masse. And on some campuses, sharp increases in dual credit participation have not yet translated into gains in college enrollment and persistence, a Chalkbeat analysis showed.Michele Clark High Schools is an "early college" campus on Chicago's West Side that serves predominantly Black students from low-income families.At the community colleges supervising the classes, the program’s rapid growth has led some faculty to worry about watered-down curriculums and pressure to enroll less-prepared students, offering them credits that selective colleges might not accept.“My biggest fear is that you expand this in the name of equity, and students get college credit, but they are not prepared when they get to college,” said Troy Swanson, the policy chair at the Cook County College Teachers Union.A lot is riding on getting dual credit right: Over the past decade, CPS has sharply increased the portion of students who graduate and enroll in college. But college completion rates haven’t improved significantly, leaving more students with debt and no credential.District leaders and some experts believe that giving students a head start on college while they are still in high school could finally shift this dynamic. “The district’s dual credit work is promising and clearly popular with students and families,” said Dominique McKoy, the executive director of the To&Through Project at the University of Chicago, whose Consortium on School Research is working on a study of dual credit in CPS, “but we are still learning about the best ways that dual credit can fuel stronger postsecondary outcomes.”Chicago schools pushed to enroll more students in dual credit On a recent morning, Brandt sat in a dual credit computer science class at Clark. Another student, a sophomore, mentioned she had dropped a dual credit Spanish class because of a scheduling conflict.Robert Lee, the instructor, homed in: She’d missed a chance to earn high school and college credit in one go — and possibly hurt her odds of eventually getting an associate degree from Malcolm X College, which oversees Clark’s dual credit courses. It’s part of the City Colleges of Chicago community college network, which accounts for the bulk of the district’s dual credit courses.Senior Arianna Brandt attends a dual credit computer science class with teacher Robert Lee at Michele Clark High School in Chicago on Jan. 21, 2026. The class earns her both high school and college credits from Malcolm X College. “You have to play the numbers game those next two years,” he said. “Two for one — always keep that in mind! More bang for your buck!”Then he pointed to Brandt, who has more than a year’s worth of credits and a courseload of seven college-credit courses this year. Brandt recalls taking the dual credit plunge and finding the classes as accessible as her regular high school classes, with one key difference: Teachers were stricter about turning in work on time, stressing that would be the expectation at college. She’d once planned to take a gap year after high school — to work and save up for community college. But now, she’s eyeing four-year universities right after graduation.“In college,” she said, “I’ll be able to focus on my major, and I’ll be a step ahead.”Charles Anderson, the principal at Michele Clark High School on Chicago's West Side, has worked to increase student participation in dual credit classes. They are taught by the school's instructors on its campus but also result in credit from Malcolm X College. When principal Charles Anderson arrived at Clark a decade ago, he found the “early college” school wasn’t doing enough to give students a head start on college. He set out to rectify that. The school, which serves predominantly Black students from low-income families, started sending some students to take courses at Malcolm X — what CPS calls dual enrollment. But transportation and scheduling issues limited participation. Then, Anderson realized Clark’s own teachers — if they had master’s degrees — could qualify to teach City Colleges classes right at the school as dual credit. It was a game-changer: A growing number of students started earning 15 or more college credits, a semester’s worth. As the goal of sending students off with associate degrees became an all-consuming focus, the school pushed students to consider college-level classes sooner, starting the summer after their freshman year. Meanwhile, a number of factors were driving dual credit growth districtwide. Under a sweeping 2020 agreement called the Chicago Roadmap, the district and City Colleges worked closely to expand dual credit and dual enrollment. For City Colleges, where 10% of students are now dual credit students, that has been an important piece of bouncing back from a COVID-era drop in overall enrollment. In recent years, the partners have taken steps to make it easier to take dual credit, such as allowing seniors with a 3.0 GPA to bypass a required placement test. CPS also has a three-year, $4.4 million contract with a Washington-based company called Equal Opportunity Schools to help identify students who would be good candidates for college-level coursework but were overlooked. The district set an ambitious goal of graduating 70% of its students with some kind of postsecondary credential by 2029. Schools such as Brooks College Preparatory Academy started administering the dual credit placement exam to all sophomores.Dual credit has risen sharply nationwide, with high school students now making up a fifth of community college students overall. Research has shown these classes improve the odds of going and staying in college — especially for students of color and low-income students, who remain underrepresented in dual credit nationally. But these programs are also drawing growing scrutiny, including from some teachers who remain partial to the national Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate college-credit programs, which they consider more rigorous.To CPS and City Colleges, the rise of dual credit in the district is an unadulterated success story. Thanks to the program, a record 211 CPS seniors earned associate degrees last year, and more than 1,000 completed 15 or more college credits, saving their families an estimated $10 million. The lack of racial disparities in dual credit in CPS is notable compared with national data, says Amy Williams, the executive director of the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships, which supports dual enrollment programs. Meanwhile, in the district’s AP and IB courses, white students are still significantly overrepresented and Black students underrepresented.A Chalkbeat analysis of school-level dual credit participation data shows a mixed picture. Participation of students with disabilities is growing, but still about 3% of them take these courses. Participation has also remained relatively stagnant at district charter schools, which have not promoted dual credit as aggressively. There are also pockets of limited access in district-run high schools, particularly in the city’s small South and West Side campuses; in more than a dozen, no students participate and in others, fewer than 5% do. Megan Hougard, the chief of college and career success, said CPS is trying to expand access in small schools by using its Virtual Academy to offer online classes.Still, it’s undeniable that dual credit is gaining momentum. At Clark last year, 12 students graduated with associate degrees from City Colleges. They were a tight-knit group — some fellow members of the school’s football and track teams — who burned through the school’s dual credit courses largely in lockstep. When they ran out of classes at the high school, Anderson lined up a minibus to take them to the Malcolm X campus during their senior year. Anthony Spivey, last year’s valedictorian, started at St. Ambrose University as a junior this past fall after the private college in Iowa accepted all of his credits. After taking three classes with Lee, the computer science teacher at Clark, and earning 23 industry certifications, he also knew exactly what he wanted to study: cybersecurity. He could start taking classes in his major right away. “I felt I was more than prepared to take on a big college workload,” he said.But fast growth of dual credit has also brought hurdles and skepticism.A wall displays student photos at Michele Clark High School in Chicago on Jan. 21, 2026. Some faculty and teachers question pass rates and rigorLast school year, Anderson, the Clark principal, set out on a bold experiment: The school would make sure that every sophomore was enrolled in at least one dual credit course. The school’s dual credit participation rate skyrocketed to 90%. It turned out to be too much, too soon.In recent years, the school’s dual credit course pass rates had remained high even as participation grew. About 42% of students took at least one class and all passed in 2023-24 — a rate Anderson credits to an “everyone’s your study buddy” culture of supporting dual credit students. But by the end of last year, after many sophomores struggled, the pass rate plummeted to 60%.“What we learned was that there still need to be some prerequisites — some preparation to help students get there,” Anderson said. “We doused them too quickly.” Brandt ran into challenges too. Last spring, she signed up for a different kind of City Colleges class: a self-paced online statistics course, with no live virtual classes. She struggled with the material and missed interacting with other students. She passed the class after a high school math teacher stepped in to help. But this past winter, Brandt, a straight A student, failed a self-paced online English course. Anderson says self-paced courses help students better understand how they learn and keep them on track to earn associate degrees. Some experts and even CPS officials say these classes tend to be a poor fit for most high school students, who often need more structure and engagement with faculty and peers. Yet almost 2,000 CPS students enrolled in them last year. Experts caution that failed college credit classes can be a red flag to college admissions officials and can send the wrong message to students questioning if college is for them. The fast growth of dual credit and dual enrollment worries some leaders in the union representing City Colleges faculty and some rank-and-file professors, who nationally tend to be the most skeptical voices on the issue. Swanson, of the Cook County College Teachers Union, said he appreciates the benefits of dual credit. But he worries the system and CPS are too bent on boosting participation, putting students who are too young and unprepared into classes that might not be rigorous enough.He says the growth of dual credit is threatening some introductory courses at community colleges with extinction because students already took them in high school. College faculty are tasked with overseeing dual credit courses, but they can only monitor them so much while carrying their own campus course loads, Swanson said. “To get AP credit, you have to take a test,” he said. “In dual credit, if the teacher says that you get the credit, you get the credit. There’s no standard mark of success.” Todd Lakin, a Spanish instructor at Malcolm X, said he’s had a positive experience overseeing dual credit courses at Whitney Young Magnet High School and the charter Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy. But he said he pulled out of supervising a class at another high school, which he declined to name because he did not want to single out the campus for what he believes is a systemic issue. He said the curriculum was not at a college-level pace, and some students were not receiving the support they needed to get the most out of the class.“Dual credit expanded too quickly, and the academic integrity of the courses can be called into question,” he said. “We are doing students a disservice.” Some faculty have questioned CPS’s high dual credit pass rates, particularly perfect rates in some years at schools such as Clark. Data obtained by Chalkbeat shows 94% of CPS students passed dual credit English 101 last year, compared with 64% of students who took the course on City Colleges campuses. About 87% passed Math 140 in CPS compared with 66% at City Colleges. The district’s overall dual credit pass rate has hovered above 90% in recent years, though it dipped to 87% last year amid a big jump in participation. The stairs leading to the second floor of Michele Clark High School, an "early college" campus on Chicago's West Side, display the names of universities. Experts such as Williams say key differences between high school and college classrooms may help explain higher pass rates: High school classes tend to meet more frequently, class sizes can be smaller, and most teachers receive training in how to support a wide range of learners. Daphne Whitington, an English teacher at Julian High School on the city’s Far South Side, which offers both dual credit and AP, said some colleagues believe the school should be preparing students for selective colleges more likely to accept AP courses. One of Whittington’s students, who had taken numerous dual credit and AP courses, last year got a full ride at the University of Southern California. The university gave her credit for all of her AP courses — and none of her 18 dual credit and dual enrollment credits. But Whitington said both types of classes made the student a stronger applicant and prepared her for college. Dual credit has also helped round out the small school’s relatively limited selection of AP. “College is daunting for our kids,” Whitington said. “But being exposed to that coursework in high school is a great bridge for them.” It’s challenging to size up the impact the growth of dual credit is having so far. A Chalkbeat analysis did not find that campuses that boosted dual credit participation also consistently saw higher college enrollment and persistence. At Clark, for instance, as participation grew in the past three years, college enrollment remained relatively flat at about half of graduates, and persistence dipped.But City Colleges leaders note CPS students who take dual credit and then enroll on their campuses do better than peers who did not take these courses. About 65% stayed past the first year, compared with 54% of other CPS students. Among the class of 2021, 55% of dual credit takers earned an associate degree in four years, compared with fewer than a third of other CPS grads. It can be hard to say whether dual credit is sending more students to college or attracting already college-bound students. Still, CPS data shows 83% of students who took dual credit went to college compared with about 65% who did not take these classes. Roughly 82% of dual credit takers in the class of 2022 stayed in college past the first year, about 10 percentage points more than their peers.Arianna Brandt, a Michele Clark High senior and one of the school's dual credit "superstars," has gotten numerous acceptance letters from four-year universities. Officials stress because of the time lag in college outcomes, they don’t yet capture the real payoff of the recent rise in dual credit participation. They say efforts to strengthen the program are ongoing: The system is looking into how to provide more access to tutoring and other help to students taking self-paced online courses, particularly in math, where City Colleges acknowledges students have traditionally not done well. Recently, faculty and teachers met with CPS and City Colleges officials to talk about how to strengthen English course rigor. Hougard, the CPS postsecondary chief, dismisses concerns about rigor, saying some of the same worries came up amid a push to offer algebra to more middle schoolers — an effort that has successfully increased participation without hurting pass rates.At Clark, school leaders pulled back from enrolling all sophomores in dual credit. They are focusing on offering students more support, including by encouraging them to band together and help each other as the 12 associate degree graduates from last year did.Aware of college faculty skepticism, Anderson, Clark’s principal, sent Brandt and other students to meet with professors, in hopes of showing they were not that different from the college’s own freshmen. Brandt, who wants to study business and athletic training, has already gotten 11 college acceptance letters, and is deciding between Chicago State and Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. Meanwhile, determined to earn an associate degree before she graduates high school in May, she is taking four more self-paced online classes and retaking English 101. Mila Koumpilova is Chalkbeat Chicago’s senior reporter covering Chicago Public Schools. Contact Mila at mkoumpilova@chalkbeat.org.

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