<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/08/31/four-denver-schools-safe-from-closure-under-new-policy/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-31T23:54:25.968Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Chalkbeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-31T23:54:25.968Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Four Denver schools are safe from closure under a new district policy because they boosted their ratings]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/5ZYWCP3JUVBXTMSQI36YLX7QPU.jpg?auth=f8c1798be4476bc6c6b12ca9f1262870e450a918d69e4dc2da70d398abdd0dc1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3607&amp;height=2467</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Academy 360 earned a green rating for the second year in a row, making it safe from potential closure and allowing it to exit what's known as the state accountability clock.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/08/31/state-releases-preliminary-school-performance-framework-ratings/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-31T22:44:09.866Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Chalkbeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-31T22:44:09.866Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Fewer Colorado schools are on the state’s watchlist for low performance, according to new ratings]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/O4K7ADXVBVCY7KLJD5KWPOK6LA.JPG?auth=86bab79ad94751d8ae6c3d16765f85f160df7177aa50383b42c2f017202f5c31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Preliminary ratings released Monday show nearly two-thirds of Colorado schools earned a top rating.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/08/31/school-selection-process-delayed-to-october/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-31T21:50:50.945Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Chalkbeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-31T21:50:50.945Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Philadelphia’s school selection process postponed to October]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/ZYPNXXDM3NEMHKVDMEQB2ZAWY4.JPG?auth=495c26baa9f17b9501ec251523e8c4f31bb91a40a1ff9dbf4cbf2b57d91c9876&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4800&amp;height=3200</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Philly Superintendent Tony Watlington told families in his back-to-school letter last week that the selective admissions process would open on Sept. 8. But due to delays in releasing state test scores, the application window will now open on Oct. 5.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/04/12/youth-rappers-move-away-from-violent-music/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-31T19:35:49.683Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Chalkbeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-31T19:35:49.683Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[The soundtrack to Philly’s waning gun violence]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/2TYI6WMUYZG2NDEFRI6BAXBSNA.jpg?auth=b6b4b7e50b4b92bf1fc05e78917272fa6a2b78a041da1071b9b19a5d6b01f381&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7546&amp;height=5031</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zayvion Hamiel, 13, known musically as the rapper ZayMoney, stands for a portrait.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/08/31/mamdani-pledges-fix-nyc-childcare-payment-delays-2k-reforms/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-31T18:47:31.254Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Chalkbeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-31T18:47:31.254Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Mamdani pledges $43 million to fix NYC childcare payment delays before school starts ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/BEBH6YGTRFDIXNIOCE56UVVB4Y.jpg?auth=06cb3d1a3769ec8339210f58ccfcbf830d89fe385bdd88c854b0850910004206&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Monday reforms meant to speed up payments to childcare providers as the city prepares to kick off its first free program for 2-year-olds.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newark/2026/08/31/nj-teachers-ease-immigrant-students-into-new-school-year-as-arrests-deportations-rise/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-31T17:03:02.766Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Chalkbeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-31T17:03:02.766Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[As federal immigration arrests rise in New Jersey, teachers share strategies to help students]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/5N6RT2OQLRGLTMLFKP2DDZ6AHY.jpg?auth=a022942f30d9b1d056b51f2a95ccfa8bdb79bd3461a4a3214d65482ae06bee7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4369&amp;height=3276</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Jersey teachers and others gathered outside the Delaney Hall Detention Facility on Aug. 23, 2026, in Newark, N.J., to protest ongoing immigration enforcement efforts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/08/28/test-optional-admissions-colorado-report-mostly-inconclusive/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-31T15:05:58.565Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Chalkbeat</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-31T15:05:58.565Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A new Colorado report is unlikely to quiet renewed national debate about test-optional admissions]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/YHGNLX2I2RBZTC6IIBXYVX74IA.jpg?auth=0688641f2dc4cf177ba0335bda012391f0bea5304b4de759da0e794da36c551b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6720&amp;height=4480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A new report says test-optional admissions may have helped more students enroll in college.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>