<?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/2026/10/09/state-decisions-on-home-school-enrichment-and-new-rules/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T21:28:56.442Z</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>2026-10-09T21:28:56.442Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Colorado rejected 38 homeschool enrichment programs. Now officials will weigh stricter permanent rules.]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/HQ2CL6XQLNGUXEA563MQID2NDM.jpg?auth=e9c51924b4c04ce6d9a5754c6e6e68f8d2d08338a3ad7e3bdad75f2c3329b5e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2667&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Colorado officials are creating stricter rules for homeschool enrichment programs that want state funding. The public can weigh in.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/10/09/ny-gov-hochul-opts-into-federal-scholarship-tax-credit/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T21:14:10.898Z</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>2026-10-09T21:14:10.898Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hochul opts New York into federal school choice tax credit despite teachers union opposition]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/SQ2OS5FNLFGXZEPLUW7YEEXT4Q.jpg?auth=8b3e499a5db2ab965430494635bb214af713a4474d223f4b17b91f738572786e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Kathy Hochul's decision about the federal scholarship tax credit was closely watched across the political spectrum.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/10/09/nyc-paper-state-standardized-tests-digital-testing-waiver/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T20:34:52.489Z</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>2026-10-09T20:34:52.489Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[After yearslong transition to digital tests, state officials weigh return to paper exams for NYC]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/VS4IXAI2MNASPALYRZ6E2W4D4I.jpg?auth=b789db998cec5df84558097ceef598ff04067ffb4652c1322fcdf408773b4db5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=650&amp;height=433</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New York state education officials are reviewing a request to allow NYC schools to use paper-and-pencil standardized tests in grades 3-8, months after the state completed its yearslong transition to digital exams.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/10/09/san-diego-students-confront-fear-after-trump-iran-bomb-remark/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T20:24:46.974Z</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>2026-10-09T20:24:46.974Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How to talk to students when the president talks about your city getting bombed]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/NZLMX3QD7ZGE5CTS3CU7KFFJSQ.jpg?auth=5644855af91b0467ff99f37da7c027a64a4e3cd7973bde89bf1942572b125795&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2323&amp;height=1549</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[At an Oct. 5 rally, President Donald Trump said "let them take out San Diego" during his remarks about the war with Iran. The Trump administration said some people were taking the comment out of context, but it's caused fear among children in the community, and education officials criticized the president, saying he should think about the impact of his words.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/10/08/colorado-springs-11-teacher-return-in-tik-tok-free-speech-case/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T17:39:04.298Z</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>2026-10-09T17:39:04.298Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[One year and a free speech case later, this Colorado Springs teacher is headed back to the classroom]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/OJMYEIH4TVFW5HYPHOC24ZSNNY.jpg?auth=321b6f605b20175a52218ab23783d4207062d0fbb8036f89d1d22655e0a32497&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A teacher in Colorado Springs District 11 could soon return to the classroom after a yearlong legal saga that started with social media posts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/10/08/student-fees-could-become-standardized/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T17:11:22.961Z</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>2026-10-09T17:11:22.961Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago Public Schools wants to standardize school fees]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/3NROLBNZGJGDLOVT5WWROPENL4.jpg?auth=0802eef227bf9e22ff149562ed7c7aa80541508a6620b0edb12fbe92623b586f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students compete during varsity basketball game at Richards Career Academy in 2022. Chicago Public Schools wants to standardize student fees, which can include sports uniforms.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2026/10/08/teacher-uses-zombie-apocalypse-for-civics-lessons/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T16:41:17.15Z</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>2026-10-09T16:41:17.15Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Zombies help an Indiana teacher bring civic lessons back to life]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/6T4TJBTOQFGK7EOVW4FD3AWIFA.jpg?auth=3bb0401d580201527596380ab5ed5049dff6191c63aa7b94eb7862f9d9f3b69e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2957&amp;height=2164</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students in Crothersville, Indiana discuss the importance of the First Amendment through the lens of a zombie apocalypse.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/10/09/cuny-reading-fellows-school-mamdani-device-ban-exception/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T15:36:09.669Z</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>2026-10-09T15:36:09.669Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Mamdani’s school device ban has its first exception: virtual tutoring ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/FFVUDX3HKJE4RLDBHRGDUKWBF4.jpg?auth=18b94258fead14834bc7e7cb7accc54b00b5d2a4ffdb5a27c93f4c3f93fd688b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3648&amp;height=2432</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A student at P.S. 40 in Brooklyn participates in the CUNY Fellows Corps program, pictured here in 2022. The program has won the first exception to Mayor Zohran Mamdani's classroom device ban.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/10/08/denver-school-board-antisemitic-language-investigation-inconclusive/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T03:55:19.463Z</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>2026-10-09T03:55:19.463Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Report: Allegations that Denver school board member used antisemitic language are ‘she said, he said’]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/C7UII2FTZNFCJIL6PQLEFN245A.jpg?auth=28b744190162966bba57076d2358b33e043f4065164cadccb699a5fda4087303&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=743</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Denver school board Vice President Monica Hunter, right, and member Amy Klein Molk, middle, participate in a board meeting. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/10/09/denver-school-board-censures-monica-hunter-alleged-antisemitic-language/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T03:14:36.379Z</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>2026-10-09T03:14:36.379Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Denver school board censures Monica Hunter after investigation into alleged antisemitic language]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/QD4INWC3NNGOJMEHCAUY2BMXBQ.jpg?auth=5757f34075abb200e3d27fd49373c62e5b80e021e4ffab5a64562ac2af13eb16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=951&amp;height=642</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Denver school board voted 4-2 Thursday to censure Vice President Monica Hunter.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>