<?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/detroit/2026/11/02/michigan-gubernatorial-candidates-differ-on-school-funding/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-02T21:42:04.67Z</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>2026-11-02T21:42:04.67Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Education looms large for the next governor. How will Benson or James address funding?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/RE5JZ4XBGBBMLGWCGXI3MB4LWM.jpg?auth=ffba526ad46a82e508f8753c195ae1a8468a6602bc40187a1a846dfe131b72d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4480&amp;height=2987</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the state has provided regular funding increases for schools. But some argue it hasn’t kept up with inflation.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/11/02/nyc-harlem-school-closures-center-school-relocation-mamdani/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-02T20:55:55.616Z</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>2026-11-02T20:55:55.616Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[NYC proposes closing 2 tiny Harlem schools and moving popular Upper West Side middle school]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/XR6TNQMXRFGARLBKOXLZ6PLB2E.jpg?auth=5e59f790f32a407c7bc94d11ad3052264accd7c8faedd025185044dc8ba3f27a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2989&amp;height=1992</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chancellor Kamar Samuels has indicated that addressing small campuses is top of mind and doing so could help reduce costs and expand academic offerings.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/10/30/nyc-mamdani-samuels-plan-for-small-schools-crisis-mergers-closures/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-02T12:51:02.531Z</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>2026-11-02T12:51:02.531Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[NYC’s enrollment free fall leaves Mamdani and Samuels with a small schools crisis. What will they do?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/YAW3HSV7FRHPHEPQJY2TYF2QM4.jpg?auth=dc775c10583685bf461af089bb809af762662645b6e1af3e935ddd5b7243cf1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3648&amp;height=2432</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani and schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels tour a Brooklyn school where Samuels oversaw a merger. As New York City faces a growing number of underenrolled schools, some education leaders say mergers and closures should be a critical piece of Mamdani's schools agenda.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>