<?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/newark/2026/10/01/newark-schools-audit-finds-spending-issues-flags-criminal-justice-division/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T22:19:37.632Z</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>2026-10-01T22:19:37.632Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Newark schools says a state audit found ‘nothing.’ The auditors flagged the Criminal Justice division.]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/ZMEITM2URJE2FJZ4HMFGHRFWZU.jpg?auth=4049450ff2db457b218c879643a421eafab3c1e16f64a982697021811ff7051d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5222&amp;height=3481</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Newark Public Schools Superintendent Roger León said in a statement that the district passed a state audit released Oct. 1 with "flying colors," even though the report identified several issues.]]></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>2026-10-01T22:11:22.373Z</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>2026-10-01T22:11:22.373Z</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 3b 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>2026-10-01T22:10:06.52Z</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>2026-10-01T22:10:06.52Z</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>2026-10-01T22:06:34.838Z</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>2026-10-01T22:06:34.838Z</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>2026-10-01T22:05:20.961Z</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>2026-10-01T22:05:20.961Z</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-election-2026-district-1b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T22:03:44.255Z</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>2026-10-01T22:03:44.255Z</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/2026/10/01/teachers-and-school-leaders-navigate-uncertainty-as-layoffs-are-reversed/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T21:31:52.934Z</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>2026-10-01T21:31:52.934Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago teachers, school leaders navigate uncertainty after school board reverses summer layoffs]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/LUHFQT6MGJEGLG3KOEVGKTJZCM.jpg?auth=f623bf7f7a23490c9ae9a61d79e7c47503a5433ad067642644cf4a05be60bc25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4177</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A young student reads a sentence in Spanish at Calmeca Academy of Fine Arts in the Brighton Park neighborhood in 2025. One month into the school year, CPS has rehired 350 people as part of the school board's budget mandate, but educators are unsure of what's next.]]></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>2026-10-01T21:26:01.593Z</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>2026-10-01T21:26:01.593Z</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/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-president-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T21:18:42.479Z</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>2026-10-01T21:18:42.479Z</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/BVSJSAYJXNEBDD73UBZUHUKC5M.png?auth=5e0c7874f5fe9d7a342b0414db4d1c37a6e40e009e8dd9f935f1de3535499e6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4500&amp;height=2532</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Three candidates are competing to be Chicago's first elected school board president. From left:  Victor Henderson, Jessica Biggs, and Hilario Dominguez.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/10/01/what-colorado-voters-should-know-about-proposition-nn-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T20:57:27.932Z</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>2026-10-01T20:57:27.932Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[2026 Colorado voter guide: What to know about Proposition NN]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/PTPT2MWLINEVVD7M7SGGRF56BU.JPG?auth=a2565a3fb9ae24d630912bb9e0550786553396ab8587f5eb7593abd0f3bedb85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1332</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Coloradans will vote this fall on Proposition NN, which asks taxpayers to give up most or all of their TABOR refunds to help fund state K-12 education.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/10/01/voter-guide-amendment-87-ballot-measure-school-funding/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T20:57:13.623Z</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>2026-10-01T20:57:13.623Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[2026 Colorado voter guide: What to know about Amendment 87]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/6LQILAC2GBAOLC2CPZYUSQME3A.JPG?auth=223317ad1f7e8066ede1c084adcde01a67ff52ef57d029a145d78021ee0fada4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Amendment 87, which is on the Colorado ballot Nov. 3, would make constitutional changes to the state’s tax code while also raising more money for education and healthcare.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/09/30/state-board-of-education-election-2026-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T20:56:40.545Z</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>2026-10-01T20:56:40.545Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Voter guide 2026: How Colorado State Board of Education candidates answered 9 questions]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/B5NLUYXD6FC6XKMRR4O24NTGAY.JPG?auth=c52f0c9a9eeac10980dc6b2d4ed6102b23436eb9603d74cc731e8367b11f8e00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Three seats on Colorado's nine-member State Board of Education are up for election on Nov. 3. The board sets standards for what students should learn among other responsibilities. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/08/14/denver-voters-to-decide-on-44-million-mill-levy-override-for-public-schools/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T20:55:51.083Z</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>2026-10-01T20:55:51.083Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Denver voters will consider $44 million tax increase to raise school employee pay, fund student services]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/NH27HBJB3JHQHMCHE7OHOJFU3E.jpg?auth=70cc33e324cdbf2fc554e69206dea77fb8f347d08c38c2185209305517e631a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In November, Denver voters will consider a $44 million tax increase to benefit Denver Public Schools. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/08/21/jeffco-school-board-puts-133-million-mill-levy-overrides-on-ballot/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T20:54:38.592Z</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>2026-10-01T20:54:38.592Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Jeffco voters will consider $133 million in tax increases to raise teacher pay, repair schools]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/VUCOOSONVNHGVOIMFTNEAESVRU.jpg?auth=8dd2929c30738a1d528f6f24ebb7df10c46f8f3c80d7381fcbccb059ec7c2b23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8256&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jefferson County voters will decide on a pair of mill levy overrides in November to raise teacher pay, repair schools, fund career and technical education, and more.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/04/20/denver-public-schools-considers-44-million-mill-levy-override-tax-increase/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T20:52:06.308Z</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>2026-10-01T20:52:06.308Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Denver Public Schools could ask voters to approve a $44 million tax increase]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/BLFTUFY7VNA6HOI5NKAUHJV7YI.jpg?auth=3473f97fccade7c482a841df28b680d3b82ec95adefa502c2d8dd7e861d76bf9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Denver Public Schools is weighing whether to ask voters to approve another mill levy override that could fund teacher pay increases.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/07/07/jeffco-public-schools-could-ask-voters-for-135-million-mill-levy-override/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T20:50:56.112Z</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>2026-10-01T20:50:56.112Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[$135 million tax increase pitched as a solution for Jeffco Public Schools’ budget gap]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/OCD7F3BBGRG4HN4VWUFXIC25VU.jpg?auth=d6d3af0a5796920430ff4e6a8eef7eb6315fec41f4d71b082ba8f6143182d00a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7887&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Second graders start their day at Deane Elementary School in Lakewood in August 2022. Jeffco Public Schools could ask voters in November for a tax increase to pay for teacher salaries and more. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/03/06/lawmakers-introduce-tabor-refund-ballot-measure-bill-to-fund-schools/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T20:49:05.229Z</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>2026-10-01T20:49:05.229Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Colorado lawmakers unveil bill to ask voters to alter TABOR cap and raise more money for schools]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/WXVLIN7UCNH4LDW6C5XGM4OBEQ.jpg?auth=b3f704e2e61a0c8de7793d05cf199a422d2fd431e2168fb96cde30270338b5bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=741</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Colorado Education Association President Kevin Vick speaks during the unveiling of a bill asking voters to allow the state to keep and spend more money on education on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at the Colorado Capitol in Denver.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/06/12/voter-guide-2026-colorado-democratic-gubernatorial-candidates-on-education/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T20:47:48.706Z</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>2026-10-01T20:47:48.706Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Voter guide: Where the 2026 Colorado Democratic Party gubernatorial candidates stand on education]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/S57CPULT5NHJDOSNBML6TQQWSY.jpg?auth=610a1d7b9743c799443cf819989d835300aea457f130439f3d7c9bfdb6ac04c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1665</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, left, and Attorney General Phil Weiser at a gubernatorial debate.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/06/12/voter-guide-2026-colorado-republican-gubernatorial-candidates-on-education/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T20:47:36.3Z</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>2026-10-01T20:47:36.3Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Voter guide: Where the 2026 Colorado Republican Party gubernatorial candidates stand on education]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/LDYZETTTQVBYLE2XACV3O2P5VU.jpg?auth=30d7415bfa2d55eba50b91f78db8bc5e9b32ca9b5f9a4b1c9bf174af5482c09e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2999&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left to right: State Rep. Scott Bottoms, Victor Marx, and state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer during a Colorado Republican gubernatorial debate.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/07/17/advocates-launch-prop-nn-school-funding-yes-campaign/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T20:47:03.074Z</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>2026-10-01T20:47:03.074Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Prop NN proponents believe the time is right to raise funding for schools after failed efforts]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/65FD4IOLQJG4NFSD5M3NJEH5Y4.jpg?auth=eddd72d2cc91cc46ff4c5947418c763c7d8a922b6337bb3d43c610749c2cea77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3129&amp;height=2347</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Educators, parents, students, and other advocates launched the Yes for Colorado Kids statewide campaign in support of Proposition NN on Fri., July 17, 2026 in Denver.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/10/01/dj-torres-resigns-from-denver-school-board-amid-accusations/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T20:46:54.847Z</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>2026-10-01T20:46:54.847Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[DJ Torres resigns from Denver school board amid escalating tension and accusations]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/J37ZFMEQ3JFU5PKK4DKIIZCIXE.jpg?auth=0c7c0e41cd2fc054866f13e3ae875dda51e8879d719ab43e0ca44d464191bc20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=752</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Denver school board member DJ Torres, center, resigned from the board Thursday, citing "too much time" spent on "internal conflict."]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/10/01/illustrative-mathematics-curriculum-struggling-students/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T20:08:14.668Z</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>2026-10-01T20:08:14.668Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[NYC math teacher who helped develop Illustrative Mathematics makes the case for its open-ended approach]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/SGRQRFN6HRAANN2IEY6FAJZIQA.jpg?auth=f085341f84ceb1044feeec490b0301a694672eea969edf8e34ddfe86efe5988c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students work in an Algebra I class at Energy Tech High School on Oct. 31, 2023 in Long Island City, Queens.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/10/01/michigan-candidates-must-address-poverty-to-fix-literacy-crisis/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T19:01:56.252Z</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>2026-10-01T19:01:56.252Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How to fix Michigan’s literacy crisis? Start with poverty and housing solutions, experts say]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/ZJMFSLIAJ5CWHG5Z3DHMBEQRSM.jpg?auth=2cf6694b1a1b16d7d1e3b86688ec02644dfd66c0b52bd6b99300f6c2668dbbd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6720&amp;height=4480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michigan’s gubernatorial candidates  are focused on training and getting back to the basics to improve literacy. But some experts say the state must also address issues related to poverty, such as housing insecurity. 
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/10/01/merci-ames-strasburg-science-teacher-is-colorado-2027-teacher-of-the-year/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T16:56:39.144Z</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>2026-10-01T16:56:39.144Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Colorado’s 2027 Teacher of the Year is Strasburg science teacher Merci Ames]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/V7WTWCJUZVEMFHZAT5FR6PEQJU.jpg?auth=893df01dfc63c18aeb43428202c3601af117424647103f5c9186b4caabaf87e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1457&amp;height=971</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Merci Ames was named Colorado's 2027 Teacher of the Year in a surprise ceremony Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/10/01/why-college-tuition-costs-are-falling/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T14:04:08.726Z</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>2026-10-01T14:04:08.726Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[College tuition is falling, but nobody seems to have noticed]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/HVSXNBJRVRAFBOL7YNFSH7XC24.jpg?auth=0ddbda90e0f211ff01b8bec932c3fe4c2a87ff4d9a9159c411b625802c1c8bae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5221&amp;height=3311</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students walk between classes on the Middle Tennessee State University campus on Sept. 13, 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/09/30/how-school-choice-federal-tax-credits-could-help-students-in-public-schools/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T13:32:17.761Z</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>2026-10-01T13:32:17.761Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Public schools see ‘money on the table’ in education tax credit designed for private school choice]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/32LOEJUBIFH3PL63DTW4R4QN2Q.jpg?auth=3f97ee807aa017ac4a449877ef314de1e5ae698d85a8fc60a799dc0a014fe9d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After-school programs and tutoring are likely ways public school students could benefit from the new federal education tax credit. But some public school advocates are thinking bigger.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/10/01/5-candidate-bamn-slate-in-dpscd-board-race-explainer/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-01T10:00:14.625Z</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>2026-10-01T10:00:14.625Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[5 Detroit school board candidates run as a slate backed by ‘militant’ ‘anti-fascist’ activism group]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/F7QK4DLEZNGQ5FH65653FOJFPQ.JPG?auth=1cd9d5a3fe9901f109d34d1a26947b06eb55b800d32dc05fa095c62e6afa8f49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1300&amp;height=867</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[In the crowded DPSCD board race, five candidates are running together as an ideological slate for the activism group By Any Means Necessary, or BAMN.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>