<?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/2019/6/5/21108321/lgbtq-advocates-to-push-for-student-and-staff-protections-in-jeffco-schools/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T22:29:30.65Z</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>2026-09-23T22:29:30.65Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[LGBTQ advocates to push for student and staff protections in Jeffco schools]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/4EO6FMD7U5GPTPQFMBKNQKUIHM.jpg?auth=285c05c290fc6153a4c418b929a397bcf754045f9445bd130e854d8e1b2f06a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=810&amp;height=538</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ A child waves a a rainbow flag out of a window during the Denver Pride Parade along Colfax Avenue in 2018. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/23/nyc-high-school-students-graduation-requirements-post-regents-exams/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T21:56:12.933Z</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>2026-09-23T21:56:12.933Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[NYC students may soon only need passing grades — not Regents exams — to graduate]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/NDMDAQZSLZGUZNDCANOKBWB6LQ.jpg?auth=056f15794fe340fbe6383374eb077054d0d5439f0f4ab09e3192546bb95b9f67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2146</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New York’s Regents exams are set to be phased out as a graduation requirement starting next year. The state’s new assessment system could take years to develop. In the meantime, city students would need to pass their required courses to graduate, officials said this week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/23/jessica-biggs-firing-shadows-cps-school-board-president-race/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T21:26:01.052Z</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>2026-09-23T21:26:01.052Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago school board member Jessica Biggs faces scrutiny over 2018 firing as she runs for leader]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/DEJ2AIVGGBC5JGKJ7RL2POA6YQ.jpg?auth=6c904197b0362011521ef355338af9b0c56df81947469811b25dfd725d9f708b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2334</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jessica Biggs spoke with voters outside Mollison Elementary on Election Day in 2024, when she first won election to the school board.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newark/2026/09/23/could-universal-enrollment-for-schools-fix-selective-admissions-process/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T20:45:45.192Z</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>2026-09-23T20:45:45.192Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Could Newark’s universal enrollment system teach Philadelphia some lessons?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/476DABGAFNGB5G7OM6TJLJQJQA.jpg?auth=7e73c91db588eeba9ce9ed30f6aeb8def140bcda86959a118233ceec5861be06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5760&amp;height=3840</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Newark adopted a universal enrollment system in 2014, but political tensions between district officials and charter schools split the system several years later.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/09/23/could-universal-enrollment-for-schools-fix-selective-admissions-process/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T20:09:34.73Z</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>2026-09-23T20:09:34.73Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Philadelphia’s school enrollment system is infamously complicated. Could a universal application help?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/GW4HCRDO2FHHJEED4OATAL3QTA.jpg?auth=278d96eec3e08dfe552ca5937c5a0c11ff26f1efa932b585690d583b80bd4c24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Parents and students say Philly's selective admissions application process is very complicated and stressful to navigate. Experts think universal enrollment could address that problem, but it's not a cure-all.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/09/14/michigan-budget-doesnt-fill-this-longtime-funding-gap-for-english-learners/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T18:08:20.026Z</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>2026-09-23T18:08:20.026Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Michigan increased funding for English learners by $12.5 million. Advocates say a big gap persists.]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/SDFXEOVJ7RBKNIFE5PI6FBL72Q.jpg?auth=8005846a53dfb646618004cd1e72e8dcbba4394f2fb75ef6c7b54e10dcd489d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=695</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[English Language Development teacher Christina Rick, left, provides individual instruction to English learners and some of their peers in a biology class at Troy High School.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/09/23/michigan-presupuesto-no-cubre-antigua-brecha-fondos-estudiantes-aprenden-ingles/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T17:59:14.549Z</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>2026-09-23T17:59:14.549Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Michigan aumentó en $12.5 millones los fondos para estudiantes que aprenden inglés. Defensores afirman que persiste una brecha importante.]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/VVHP7TLZZFDZZNRU3FW3OATC4I.jpg?auth=67571c52bc1899463191de39efe2a381ffbaeea84a5198164da1150711fe3c62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Más de 1.200 estudiantes de Western International High School eran estudiantes que aprendían inglés durante el año escolar 2024-25, lo que representaba alrededor del 64% del alumnado.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/22/nyc-high-school-journalism-enrollment-surge-along-with-funding/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T12:49:30.202Z</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>2026-09-23T12:49:30.202Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[High school journalism expands in NYC, backed by new city funding]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/EZGVKM63FJFJ3CTHKV3PCQAUAA.jpg?auth=8cb148a186595cf700bb8176f6e3b3c3bf6650f5e5d86c474d17290ddc135ce7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3621&amp;height=2567</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Youth Journalism Coalition Director CJ Sánchez speaks on the steps of City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, flanked by Council members Rita Joseph and Eric Dinowitz and students from across the city.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/09/23/e-rate-school-internet-subsidies-threatened-in-screen-time-backlash/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T11:48:00.514Z</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>2026-09-23T11:48:00.514Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Feds target school internet subsidies in ed-tech backlash even as Trump touts AI]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/44CU3DK5XNDI3FQEUDDDHQWRRM.jpg?auth=fcb1c332136c28bd6dd1a997dc13b5c39066fa17829f66f2b39c882cb7094534&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7483&amp;height=4990</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Arielle Roth, administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, listens during a June congressional hearing. As a top policy adviser to President Donald Trump, Roth has made reducing harmful screen time a priority — and the FCC is listening.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/09/22/state-calls-for-audits-erboces-homeschool-enrichment/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T05:25:44.732Z</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>2026-09-23T05:25:44.732Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Controversial Colorado education group and its largest homeschool enrichment program will be audited]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/46GID3Z27FC6HPUEFRNI6NYDEM.jpg?auth=cee59fe133d6ef84faab2d233ee9ed00a1cfb89ae5deadf4152dddd0a15077b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1000&amp;height=669</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A new agreement calls for audits of Education reEnvisioned BOCES and a large homeschool enrichment program authorized by the group. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/09/22/denver-opens-more-autism-center-based-program-classrooms/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T04:21:59.375Z</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>2026-09-23T04:21:59.375Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Denver is opening more specialized classrooms as the number of students with autism grows]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/366CALW5CVGZRHQGCOJFB3RPMQ.jpg?auth=0122b740ed69e6fe1817f5e63765e4aecbe898988163e69ec878e409ea8c2306&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=864</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[West High School sophomore Alex works on his computer earlier this month in the Denver school's multi-intensive autism center classroom, which is outfitted with beanbags and other flexible seating.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>