<?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/newyork/2026/09/24/alan-ong-named-chair-nyc-panel-for-educational-policy/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T22:51:02.849Z</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>2026-09-24T22:51:02.849Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Mamdani names Alan Ong new chair of NYC school board]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/HYHGHG3HPFAQ3IDIT5EJNKCEHE.jpg?auth=c7410ec78cbc1b1fdc8fa71bbc3be47aee64ce2537fdb858ae03fafc38af35d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3423&amp;height=2282</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New York City's Panel for Educational Policy on Nov. 19, 2025. Alan Ong, the panel's new chair, is seated fourth from left.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/09/24/chalkbeat-ideas-roundup-ai-college-nyc-schools/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T22:35:49.3Z</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>2026-09-24T22:35:49.3Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[AI and the shrinking college payoff, NHJ’s school in context, Sal Khan’s origin story: A Chalkbeat Ideas roundup]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/GWWKPCTI2VBXNAXA5MYAQOLKXY.jpg?auth=11c9346710e9a5699fb58804ae75688c9c429562b86d1dcda84d40959e89adde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5205&amp;height=3472</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Equations on blackboard in empty classroom]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/09/24/dpscd-school-board-race-candidates-running-for-four-year-and-two-year-terms/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T21:44:57.607Z</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>2026-09-24T21:44:57.607Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Detroiters to vote on two-year, four-year terms for DPSCD school board]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/B5PCIPMN5JBKJB4SQCEO4YOJSI.JPG?auth=47eb0d4e97003c13026be3dfc431516e56bdc1f08cf9583513b1a21fe1263567&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1300&amp;height=867</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[There are 34 people running for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board. Thirty-one of them are vying for four four-year terms, while three are running for a two-year partial term.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/09/24/rap-contest-winner-is-germantown-friends-high-school-student-presh-so-fres/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T20:02:14.192Z</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>2026-09-24T20:02:14.192Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Meet the Philadelphia high school student who won Chalkbeat’s rap contest]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/YCPKK5OLBJHCRCB6DLC4H37ECY.jpg?auth=bc9ed954299588b682954df36dba25010125145c776431cca4963476b4fa3af2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1876&amp;height=1307</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Precious Eshiet, a senior at Germantown Friends High School, is the winner of Chalkbeat Philadelphia's first-ever back-to-school rap contest.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/chicago-public-schools-loses-another-11500-students/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T20:02:06.383Z</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>2026-09-24T20:02:06.383Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago Public Schools enrollment drops by 11,500 students]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/SRRJCSYRWBBY7GODQ5NR5T2UJ4.jpg?auth=f90e066d1f7f95de2754b79f1ac4dca26d11d0ef748fce00efaa96b30512116d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3987&amp;height=2876</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pre-K students at Johnson Elementary School in North Lawndale make trees using popsicle sticks and leaves as part of a STEAM lesson. Johnson's enrollment remained stable this fall, even as Chicago Public Schools overall lost more than 11,500 students.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/09/24/school-board-delays-sharing-details-about-charter-school-evaluation-overhaul/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T19:03:03.388Z</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>2026-09-24T19:03:03.388Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Philadelphia school board delays sharing details about charter school evaluation overhaul]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/KZTLMJBE4FEGPM3B3ZWXFNNBDA.jpg?auth=c168c60e62aaded2f021602b3857088ef9c3a5e1738a58656c5da1c1835e610d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1996</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Philadelphia charter school leaders say they’re frustrated with the Board of Education's delays sharing information about a new evaluation framework.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/2026-chicago-school-board-election-resources/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T18:46:25.416Z</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>2026-09-24T18:46:25.416Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[2026 Chicago School Board Election Resources]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/ZXHCN72I75EIZJWL462MVLINPE.png?auth=5feb176703a7bfd8f48157976fb9a89dddb800f9ddd7a5d02073888e738c66b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newark/2026/09/23/could-universal-enrollment-for-schools-fix-selective-admissions-process/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T18:06:59.369Z</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>2026-09-24T18:06:59.369Z</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>2026-09-24T18:06:51.44Z</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>2026-09-24T18:06:51.44Z</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/newyork/2026/09/23/nyc-high-school-students-graduation-requirements-post-regents-exams/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T17:11:26.628Z</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>2026-09-24T17:11:26.628Z</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/2026/09/24/illinois-answers-project-track-whos-donating-to-whom-in-the-2026-chicago-school-board-elections/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T15:55:27.119Z</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>2026-09-24T15:55:27.119Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Illinois Answers Project: Track who’s donating to whom in the 2026 Chicago School Board elections]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/I524JQSIMFCT5OYRZD7256EEJY.png?auth=f37b297a596d637a9ff694b939327cacb62f26271508eae6877e380eb5a3fa68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1988&amp;height=1222</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Graphic for campaign finance tracker.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-6a-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T15:11:45.176Z</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>2026-09-24T15:11:45.176Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 6a, downtown Chicago]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/MRW66A76IND3VNWSTS3EDLZ75U.png?auth=96c2a6979389474e810839beb6276f4c1f65d4878a0caa738ba2058d2c142144&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brenda Anderson (left), Anusha Thotakura (center), and Isaiah White (right) are running to represent District 6a on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-10a-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:45:46.776Z</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>2026-09-24T12:45:46.776Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 10a, South Side]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/CXNLN73SWZG7XAQ7OUA4SUWFGM.png?auth=98eb093573c6d017b456ddfe64e808be3385442a80eeb88acfa1ec04e151d818&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tameka Walton, a write-in candidate, and Che “Rhymefest” Smith are running to represent District 10a on the Chicago Board of Education.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-8a-candidate-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:45:21.115Z</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>2026-09-24T12:45:21.115Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 8a, Southwest Side]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/RFKW4E42SJBW7GQNHJGG7TTRQY.png?auth=756db6543e55aa65dbd1b2da4457a88c01a5a93e24494df9c82ee90f5592fa5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Angel Gutierrez is running to represent District 8a on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-8b-candidate-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:44:56.08Z</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>2026-09-24T12:44:56.08Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 8b, the Loop, Brighton Park]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/QED5QVVKRFARBDOJD74NAMEYBM.png?auth=90d6acc7f12b948470b2fa99b0b397a9a1de0f39724628e237359feaa51232b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Juan Ignacio Gonzalez is running to represent District 8b on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-6b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:15:37.166Z</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>2026-09-24T12:15:37.166Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 6b, South Side]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/YGNJH5EA2NDD5NMT5FOVBP6H2U.png?auth=126ee1a4debfff615101b8b55abbd696c6324c51c4f3e3a2005ffe5d2fb11fc4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Neal and Brittany Kimble are running to represent District 6b on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-5b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:15:11.856Z</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>2026-09-24T12:15:11.856Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 5b, West Side]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/6PQPAOPLHFFVLDPSOADX5QNBOQ.png?auth=543d0b5a08a7fd0f0cf838e998ce6aacdfe4f576de667913d6cac02dc0e75a42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michilla “Kyla” Blaise and Anthony Hargrove are running to represent District 5b on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-1b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:14:32.374Z</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>2026-09-24T12:14:32.374Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 1b, Northwest Side]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/JMYLSF3YQNGYFC3WMTBQIFSTYA.png?auth=9dda0945b3868eaf1b937398ddee46f274cde8ed8d0cf49253d3e4e2124bb95e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michelle Pierre and Claudia Peralta are running to represent district 1b on the Chicago Board of Education.  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-10b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:14:24.601Z</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>2026-09-24T12:14:24.601Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 10b, South Side]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/FLGEJVU5TNEJVMFQHHKPA5VMNQ.png?auth=52ded059a2c6cdbafa6b91e815fc896d93e480b34e57b6adf9d23eb5c1a7d0e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Connie Anderson (left), Patrick Watson (center), and write-in candidate Rosita Chatonda (right) are running for the District 10b seat on the Chicago Board of Education.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/22/chicago-public-schools-board-president-candidate-victor-henderson-defends-discipline/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:12:58.909Z</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>2026-09-24T12:12:58.909Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago school board candidate defends disciplining his kids, says school staff ‘should never use corporal punishment’]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/6WBEYX3PRVALZI3JWHVWVOAFOA.jpg?auth=bcde647f9fb21653e57bc3f998f26aa410cb9543195280e2c7e053302e5ab57c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attorney Victor Henderson spoke at a Chicago school board president candidate forum at McCutcheon Elementary earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-president-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:12:24.701Z</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>2026-09-24T12:12:24.701Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago School Board Election 2026: The citywide race for president]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/3GIYQFG6TBDBRI6F75CS6M6CQY.png?auth=3baee6376ab2666d886cc791de6f2b0df1294c476741029b44c0dacac5ae1993&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Four candidates are competing to be Chicago's first elected school board president. From left: Sendhil Revuluri, Jessica Biggs, Hilario Dominguez, and Victor Henderson. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/redirect-2026-school-board-election-page/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:10:32.749Z</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>2026-09-24T12:10:32.749Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Interactive Map: 2026 Chicago School Board Districts]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/MFNI3U6ODVDLVDQTIGNJV2DN7E.png?auth=c49f0617d2718eea212b0959867fcb5c5fbbeb53754850db8ef09bdd39ef0834&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A map of Chicago school board electoral districts for the 2026 general election.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-9b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:18:00.373Z</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>2026-09-24T10:18:00.373Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 9b, South Side]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/6FO42LRVZ5ARXGYOHRNUQ2OPD4.png?auth=2161e7e036d8f3812db1a48383d18422ca5d3d259d4d74b2a76d28faa86aa2a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Therese Boyle (left) and Katherine Dunneback (right) are running to represent District 9b on the Chicago Board of Education.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-9a-candidate-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:17:00.339Z</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>2026-09-24T10:17:00.339Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 9a, Auburn Gresham, Englewood]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/NSQSDRC36ZHYRJLVEECOL5YLNE.jpg?auth=624c180801ca571bc0d9c00482b5c19d28dcf140b94a288ca6327007d6caa848&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2872&amp;height=2249</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brittany Preston, a mother of six, didn't make the ballot two years ago but is now running unopposed to represent District 9a on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-7b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:14:00.354Z</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>2026-09-24T10:14:00.354Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 7b, Southwest Side]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/FY2KFKKUG5H3BACDNTZZGQHSQQ.png?auth=9b47da1435b2a337721d7db71a25ca9c64b562bb97027a4b782b5705b93c996a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Erika Diaz Chavez and Yesenia Lopez are running to represent District 7b on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-7a-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:13:00.33Z</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>2026-09-24T10:13:00.33Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 7a, Southwest Side]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/SQAJKLKE7ZBQZKH4B5M5C7UEKA.png?auth=bc9b1a197ba32e8b420187579390b744c5072dfb0d03a15ee21adfcd94ed37a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emma Lozano (left) and Jesus Ayala Jr. (right) are running to represent District 7a on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-5a-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:09:00.355Z</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>2026-09-24T10:09:00.355Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 5a, West Side]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/RTENVZOQ75BQ7NWUZ3BTA6G3KI.png?auth=ae8973a8d5939d17e4eeaf6b3134b1c1404b1e830008ecac8d0455e976ae374e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Aaron “Jitu” Brown (left) and LaPamela Williams (right) are running to represent District 5a on the Chicago Board of Education. Not pictured: write-in candidate Kernetha Jones.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-4b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:08:00.346Z</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>2026-09-24T10:08:00.346Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 4b, North Side]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/Y43UJFCEERHWHAK2CISNCYDRQQ.png?auth=2e75375d4713b9ea1d83dfd2b04b50c10c61809ed5a26dfaa1a0363ed423c000&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ellen Rosenfeld is running unopposed to represent District 4b on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-4a-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:07:00.334Z</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>2026-09-24T10:07:00.334Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 4a, North Side]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/QHIF4QZJB5C67KJJONSF57AGQM.png?auth=9f4c81bb21fe440d2b38beffdab1662ca4dc76c2547d25666d0db8494d2c11c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Karen Zaccor, Angel Alvarez, and Ellen Sherratt are running to represent District 4a on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-3b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:06:00.322Z</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>2026-09-24T10:06:00.322Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 3b, Humboldt Park, Hermosa]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/23ETMI5AFRDCNGVPZA3IMBZ6PE.png?auth=70b91da3b11759105666bcb768b28125c9cb4820d09ab2370e00d7f0770430f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Carlos A. Rivas Jr. (left) and Jason Dones (right) are running to represent District 3a on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-3a-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:05:00.396Z</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>2026-09-24T10:05:00.396Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 3a, Logan Square, Albany Park]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/3E5Z5YO5GVGIJKLDMMDEK6RGUY.png?auth=6bde68a0bd4a1016e90c900453633a86a2bf0b390198858c96d51e1492f61532&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Norma Rios Sierra (left) and Peter Gonzales (right) are running to represent District 3a on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-2b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:04:00.379Z</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>2026-09-24T10:04:00.379Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 2b, North Lakefront]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/VYL3NP5C75G6LGQLFSF7KOAKJA.png?auth=9d6025c45900c5294274e93fb5e6733f8d756d088d8bf93876b971b07cc94e0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Debby Pope (left), Kyna Lenhof (center), and Daniel Basco (right) are running to represent District 2b on the Chicago Board of Education.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-2a-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:03:00.493Z</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>2026-09-24T10:03:00.493Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 2a, Far North Side]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/JBQPDORUKJDFTCQAYLRH25OID4.png?auth=e6c0c245b5c21959196cda5958a4e6976ca79ce7fe30c00779b50214e33d66b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bruce Leon (left), Ebony L. DeBerry (center), and Hector Morales (right) are running to represent District 2a on the Chicago Board of Education.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-elections-2026-district-1a-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:01:00.381Z</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>2026-09-24T10:01:00.381Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 1a, Far Northwest Side]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/EQAHCABYIJCIBOWT3AKI5W3WAE.png?auth=db920c122efce356e839139add010e8cb9ddc07ce028d192c3bb5d02063dc233&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ed Bannon and Margie Luczak are running to represent District 1a on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></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>2026-09-24T02:23:14.983Z</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>2026-09-24T02:23:14.983Z</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></urlset>