<?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/tennessee/2026/09/17/exit-interview-amber-huett-garcia-leaves-memphis-school-board/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T21:26:29.113Z</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>2026-09-17T21:26:29.113Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Exit interview: Former MSCS board member calls for leadership stability]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/UZBTJFS4FZHGHJ65D5AZSNGJC4.jpg?auth=289f8d347693d2f58a2e25dd8e33867fee1146bc9696ba4a8c5f97539d82c2c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2673</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After four years, Amber Huett-Garcia left her District 8 school board seat in August to become a Shelby County commissioner.
 ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/17/nyc-chronic-absenteeism-rates-stubbornly-high/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T21:04:24.967Z</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>2026-09-17T21:04:24.967Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[1 in 3 NYC students chronically absent as rates remain stubbornly high]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/3VMAFE3JJVBRRHHQWLPXRQNNGE.jpg?auth=a7f643aa3a99c087fad237c19b94e868291c9ae0da44b5a1027a224431c8d505&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3646&amp;height=2735</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students at a Brooklyn school celebrate the first day on Sept. 10. NYC is hoping to make a dent in the chronic absenteeism rate, which was 33.5% in the 2025-26 school year. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/09/17/chronic-absenteeism-rates-in-michigan-decline/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T20:56:02.931Z</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>2026-09-17T20:56:02.931Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Michigan chronic absenteeism falls again, but more than 1 in 4 students miss too much school]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/6XITL6Y27FDUXMEM2XLPBZHLJU.jpg?auth=4c722e3a17bf3e642940a50beb9adfae1681b5912f6ec04877972f1e7c7d3165&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1962</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The chronic absenteeism rate for Michigan schools has declined for the fourth year in a row.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/09/17/dpscd-making-progress-with-air-conditioning-in-schools/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T20:37:46.82Z</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>2026-09-17T20:37:46.82Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[DPSCD makes progress on long-needed air conditioning upgrades]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/M5HSJQ5VZVHZDFG3SYVM4J47Y4.JPG?auth=0db5bf92b3ea489b734a216e0057b7c3250fc43ca15755951eadbf3f85969408&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti, seen here during a visit to the School at Marygrove last month, says that by the 2028-29 school year, 81% of the district's buildings will have full air conditioning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2026/09/17/school-voucher-use-shows-growth-among-higher-income-households/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T17:17:55.96Z</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>2026-09-17T17:17:55.96Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Indiana school voucher use has flipped from low-income families to more high-income families using them]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/EIWBG7P5BVCJPCRA2OVC7WLUP4.jpg?auth=483c5893660be00678e2897f7ba9a41a14fbc795b353326742841dd88c644761&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5659&amp;height=3773</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students leave buses, on their way to classes at Providence Cristo Rey High School, a private school in Indianapolis. Overall growth in the number of students attending private schools using a voucher has slowed in Indiana.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2026/09/16/school-turnaround-focuses-on-families-at-indianapolis-district-school/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T16:20:58.676Z</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>2026-09-17T16:20:58.676Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[To help Indianapolis School 14 improve, its leaders target what families need]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/ALJBAXIRGFH6PPNCARIOU7K22I.jpg?auth=a5d2cfc6da9a821eb7a161b2b9738e379112a5857f63cf2244bbe1b068b08e59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=861</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kindergarten students at Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14 in Indianapolis practice writing with Deidre Blackwell on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026 as part of their literacy lesson.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/09/17/small-high-schools-offer-limited-class-choices/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T16:20:00.742Z</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>2026-09-17T16:20:00.742Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Many Philadelphia high schools offer students few class options. Will closing schools change that?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/C76DZLAOOFH3TLHPKAU2IZDY3I.jpg?auth=05841426361c03761029a9eb39e0d5bd98d4cc487f5c175e11fb6ad5ee5d33fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=871</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Motivation High School in Southwest Philadelphia enrolled about 150 students last school year. Under the district's school closure plan, next year it will absorb more students, which could give it more resources to offer additional course options.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/09/16/student-shootings-down-cyber-charters-show-higher-risk/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T14:55:35.348Z</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>2026-09-17T14:55:35.348Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Fewer Philly students are getting shot, but risks are higher for those at cyber charters, alternative schools]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/DXC7CNVUUVFGBKCD2MNE3KA72M.jpg?auth=88b84dad882536c81f936c080ad3a66221b530c653d1b6877b51860b55c2d81c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Saleem Gilliard, a Safe Path supervisor and monitor at Tanner Duckrey School in North Philadelphia, stands at the light with a student and a crossing guard as they help kids cross during dismissal on Nov. 20, 2025. It's one of the School District of Philadelphia's many initiatives intended to keep children safe from gun violence. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/16/school-board-president-candidates-meet-at-wttw-forum/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T14:49:16.411Z</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>2026-09-17T14:49:16.411Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[4 takeaways from the WTTW Chicago school board president candidate forum]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/QRJDJXUUIRBQ3FKRP2UBPA4LGE.jpg?auth=5d2cc4f789a7094146d6ec1309fb79fe1828c8fba9f0f796277a3f31b09a8513&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5641&amp;height=3761</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Candidates for Chicago school board president attend a WTTW forum on Sept. 15, 2026. From left to right on stage: Jessica Biggs, Hilario Dominguez, Victor Henderson, and Sendhil Revuluri.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>