<?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/2026/11/03/election-results-colorado-state-board-of-education-2026/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T23:31:33.178Z</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>2026-11-04T23:31:33.178Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Incumbents leading in Colorado State Board of Education election, results show ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/XWRPCBPYOBAPDAUARPX4SZLJBQ.JPG?auth=a6a6b36930d3418e51b947b950d96b5306ac9fbacf1b4b23975346d5dbe00fa2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500&amp;height=1000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The State Board of Education sets standards for what students should learn and what schools should teach, among other duties. Three seats on the partisan board are up for election on Nov. 3.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/11/03/election-results-jeffco-schools-ballot-issue-5a-5b-mill-levy-override/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T23:25:26.294Z</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>2026-11-04T23:25:26.294Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Jeffco Public Schools Ballot Issues 5A and 5B failing, preliminary election results show]]></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. Part of the revenue from a pair of mill levy overrides on the Nov. 3 ballot to benefit Jeffco Public Schools would go toward teacher pay increases.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2026/11/04/bob-behning-indiana-education-reform-champion-loses-reelection/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T23:16:34.83Z</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>2026-11-04T23:16:34.83Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Bob Behning, who helped start vouchers and grow charters in Indiana, toppled in election shocker]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/SOCIJPTE6VFLNFPVXDPIHGMTCQ.jpg?auth=bdb77df37139b59cf6c47569b4d63c87fecfaaf7e3ffde113b96f12eb4c3ce7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3888&amp;height=2592</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rep. Bob Behning, Republican chairman of the Indiana House Education Committee, speaks about a bill during the 2017 legislative session.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/11/03/colorado-prop-134-voting-results-elections-2026/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T22:57:52.449Z</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>2026-11-04T22:57:52.449Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Election results: Colorado’s Prop 134 seems on track to pass]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/C5LHNJUBYZDZZP6S52MN7NVBIE.jpg?auth=fc0f3146a2f4f4abd87f175c324cee694039d8bdd44aac89df63bffb3a1cf95e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4914&amp;height=1844</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Colorado voters will decide whether to bar transgender students in kindergarten through college from school sports teams that match their gender identity.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/11/04/jocelyn-benson-elected-governor-in-michigan-education-plan/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T22:53:41.039Z</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>2026-11-04T22:53:41.039Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Jocelyn Benson is Michigan’s next governor. Here’s what education will look like in her administration.]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/XVWLPGNMSVDVRGBNW2GDLKIJSM.jpg?auth=ad1d730cbaeec9d06d2f9ce76ce49cbe1aa676e5d3df1cf773ec9b892f1366dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michigan Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson, shown here at a rally earlier on Oct. 24, wins the Michigan governor's race. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/11/04/pennsylvania-democratic-sweep-could-mean-changes-for-education-policy/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T22:27:59.7Z</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>2026-11-04T22:27:59.7Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Democrats take full control of Pennsylvania government. What does it mean for schools?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/4AFQQ3LSHNA33JFFUWKEQXE4SQ.jpg?auth=07a5a220e38655c3b9bb7bc203cc6a926bf7c481824ba13d1530a286cd9eb409&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro declares victory during a speech at an election-night event at the Penn Harris Hotel Harrisburg on Nov. 3, 2026 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/11/04/2026-election-midterms-education-politics-school-vouchers/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T22:26:15.217Z</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>2026-11-04T22:26:15.217Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[How the 2026 election scrambled the politics of American education]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/U4U25EXNGNDL3HWX27KXWQ4ZCQ.jpg?auth=ab8d9257b8c16126848a03d87f3577ef77ea84b4a4f088addc3222c6d6288147&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gina Hinojosa takes the stage as she is announced as the next governor of Texas at her watch party in Austin on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/11/04/hochul-regents-exams-graduation-requirements-education-control/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T20:57:10.905Z</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>2026-11-04T20:57:10.905Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hochul criticizes plan to drop Regents exams, renews push for control of state Education Department]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/LLKBBCOUORDLPOS7XTHMUMSEJQ.jpg?auth=6f5a1ba6adfb0c3eb097d4010e51b1c882af7552871115fabc367b11b111d217&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Kathy Hochul, pictured during an October debate, is questioning New York's plan to eliminate Regents exams as a graduation requirement and renewing her push for control of state education policy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/11/03/election-2026-chicago-school-board-results/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T20:37:35.094Z</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>2026-11-04T20:37:35.094Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Election 2026: In historic vote, Chicago elected 21 school board members, including almost half backed by the teachers union]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/P73S6DJCGJDOPJSJNG3LICK5CI.jpg?auth=e59af1519014b0e5721ef171e1c6c4009e18d4162c3abe88227879631b634193&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4071&amp;height=3053</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chicago 2026 primary voting materials. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/11/03/colorado-proposition-nn-2026-election-night-results/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T19:34:11.685Z</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>2026-11-04T19:34:11.685Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Election results: Proposition NN passes, with money going to Colorado education]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/AWW55YVKHZE75BDIUY5SIFIWPE.JPG?auth=f4ce90bc7ab879e858320fff3dae36bca06ae1c15791293c7f5de3031c646c39&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1332</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Proposition NN asked voters to approve new funding for K-12 schools, but taxpayers would need to forgo a portion of their annual tax refunds.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2026/11/03/indianapolis-school-board-election-results-2026/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T18:27:33.221Z</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>2026-11-04T18:27:33.221Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[IPS election results could extend conflicts with charters but change balance of power elsewhere]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/4PSAKB7H2VBUXFICWOTQWUD5JA.JPG?auth=cef228bb67a6374a4640948f928d46faadc43cc29ca58c1e12f4c6224577b675&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2142</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students on the first day of school in Indianapolis. Voters this year are choosing Indianapolis school board candidates.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/11/03/2026-university-of-colorado-board-of-regents-election-results/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T18:17:06.479Z</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>2026-11-04T18:17:06.479Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Democrats sweep University of Colorado Board of Regents 2026 election]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/3VDE3T3BZ5ER5G6UUW7IDFVL6Q.jpg?auth=a5ca9f51660215d05f0afcbfce5c9e69733dafa7cdfd6b8472fcdd250b3ed1b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3347&amp;height=2282</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Three seats are up for election on the University of Colorado Board of Regents.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/11/04/chicago-public-schools-will-have-first-elected-school-board-president/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T17:57:49.247Z</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>2026-11-04T17:57:49.247Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Chicago elects Jessica Biggs, current school board member and former principal, as school board president]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/ZV67FDUSAJHDBCD3Y4ZP7YAIPE.jpg?auth=8128fa94a50f279a22e80eafb6a18f7317b74ea77e628e4d479c0d365c6279be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[CPS Presidential Candidate Jessica Biggs outside of Shoesmith Elementary School on Nov. 3, 2026. Biggs will become Chicago's first school board president directly elected by voters.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/11/03/election-results-denver-public-schools-4a-mill-levy-override-2026/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T17:56:31.201Z</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>2026-11-04T17:56:31.201Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Denver Public Schools Ballot Issue 4A likely to pass, election results show]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/F267CH7B4RFM3ABQRBY7PDXI54.JPG?auth=5405abc53a319b1826544154aec926de5b75378b4211beefb8112f1ee7303825&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2334&amp;height=1751</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A family arrives at Charles M. Schenck Community School for the first day of school in August. A mill levy override on the Nov. 3 ballot to benefit Denver Public Schools would raise $44 million, including for employee pay increases.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/11/03/2026-dpscd-school-board-election-results/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T16:02:45.241Z</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>2026-11-04T16:02:45.241Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Here’s who won five seats on the Detroit school board]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/JNHYHQ7OIBDQXK7JZ4BWP2BYLI.jpg?auth=56b26da2f58d9bbc8e5c22a1e49662e38bbccdf5d195d2c0cad042a0e44f8700&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4125&amp;height=2750</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Five seats on the Detroit Public Schools Community District’s seven-member board are up for election Tuesday. Voters will elect a new majority to govern Michigan’s largest school district.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/11/04/democrats-sweep-2026-midterms-what-does-it-mean-for-public-schools/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T06:33:50.444Z</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>2026-11-04T06:33:50.444Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Democrats sweep in blue tsunami. What does it mean for education?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/4WLWR6VYDBBKLMXB4E2UQ2OCMU.jpg?auth=ed12d3e555e560386c742621f8b5c7cacd935d71036249a5e5a24afaa3fcd98e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sandra Chavez celebrates at a watch party for Democrat Gina Hinojosa. Hinojosa defeated incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott with promises to defend public schools and end a new state voucher program.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2026/11/04/marsha-blackburn-elected-governor-education-policy/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T06:18:01.418Z</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>2026-11-04T06:18:01.418Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Sen. Marsha Blackburn, staunch voucher advocate, elected Tennessee governor]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/XDUZXV5MINE77KK4W6ZRP2MAGI.jpg?auth=919c3768b01a6814cd3e8da7b631f1471b37818bc4228e7dc2925fb0c61b5569&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4578&amp;height=3052</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn was elected as Tennessee's next governor on Nov. 3, 2026. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/11/03/colorado-amendment-87-tax-rate-change-2026-election-results/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T04:41:40.126Z</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>2026-11-04T04:41:40.126Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Amendment 87 and Proposition 136 election results: Results show voters split on Amendment 87 ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/RFSDYWIPSNAJRPORWDVXXRLJ6E.JPG?auth=cb187bad4403b24b460792baf53d5770562c46a4c630104702204dcfd0fa86b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1786</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Amendment 87 aims to move Colorado from a flat tax rate to a graduated tax rate. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2026/11/03/indianapolis-tax-measure-for-ips-and-charter-schools-live-election-results/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-04T04:26:07.77Z</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>2026-11-04T04:26:07.77Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Voters approve Indianapolis tax measure for IPS and charter schools]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/JRMLLVA7JBF7LHQ2ITSFPCQE5M.jpg?auth=426fe927685e1a65bd3a9c0c6eda9c9aeab54d95e84f2f1a057d504d2102530c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2801&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Voters cast their ballots at Emma Donnan Elementary & Middle School on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, in Indianapolis.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>