<?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/tennessee/2026/11/10/memphis-school-leaders-propose-buying-laptops-after-parent-complaints/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-10T23:31:21.568Z</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>2026-11-10T23:31:21.568Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Memphis parents complained of a school laptop shortage. Now MSCS wants to buy 25,000 more.]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/VE3SPPAEMVDPFC65BX7KKMBH4E.jpg?auth=ff357c2347777756e74e57fa241f478a6e1e9daa598ac3ec2ccffdbdf4ae2f78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6720&amp;height=4480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MSCS leaders said Tuesday the new "take-home" laptop policy will allow students to temporarily check out devices for dual enrollment and online classes. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2026/11/10/state-takeover-of-memphis-schools-remains-paused-until-december/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-10T21:23:26.174Z</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>2026-11-10T21:23:26.174Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Temporary pause on Memphis schools state takeover continues until December]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/3ZXAXDEGWJBO3KT7BMZ2NFZ6OU.jpg?auth=bd3487c6d567cdecf3476becbcf6a4e4db9587bc74fc3b08d3455755e290d242&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Shelby County judge ordered both the state and MSCS lawyers to prepare additional case law arguments for a Dec. 2 hearing.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/11/10/transgender-sports-restrictions-in-blue-states-meet-official-resistance/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-10T20:00:43.399Z</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>2026-11-10T20:00:43.399Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Voters adopted transgender sports restrictions in blue states. Officials are pushing back.]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/FZVKMV6TWFAX7IB2B7ZMSGFTMA.jpg?auth=2a4b86da9fad5478fefbecd226f681290b317b0d83b12ff8dea232e3f7164224&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5268&amp;height=3527</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Polling consistently shows that large majorities, including many Democrats, are uncomfortable with transgender athletes participating in girls' and women's sports. Those sentiments were reflected at the ballot this year when voters approved ballot measures limiting sports participation amid an overwhelming blue wave.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newark/2026/11/10/mikie-sherrill-weighs-trump-school-choice-tax-credit/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-10T19:38:06.434Z</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>2026-11-10T19:38:06.434Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Sherrill’s school choice dilemma: Funding windfall or private school vouchers?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/VYBF5WZPI5GFVKI6REO5MCTMU4.jpg?auth=c5fc97b03ca2f7dd4ecb484a28e8301a17fae440d777c9e0a4f3b52fa701d6ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7380&amp;height=5272</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New Jersey has a long history of stalled school voucher proposals. Gov. Mikie Sherrill now faces a decision on whether to opt into President Donald Trump’s federal school choice tax credit program.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/11/10/nyc-student-homelessness-advocates-for-children-report-2026/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-10T17:28:10.88Z</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>2026-11-10T17:28:10.88Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[1 in 8 NYC students were homeless last year, advocates find]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/KR7B4NDH7JC3JFJDU2JEAG4OQQ.jpg?auth=452600d86ecf89f75a660fbc0f0b75d4fd8a5392cfe4f19ba6c4ae9e5b82737f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A person sleeps on a sidewalk near Times Square on Dec. 10, 2019. The number of students experiencing homelessness in New York City dropped last school year but remains stubbornly high.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/11/10/grade-retention-policy-reading-achievement-in-ohio-and-indiana/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-10T10:34:11.775Z</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>2026-11-10T10:34:11.775Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Why grade retention may improve learning before anyone is held back]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/UCUJSPCL6RFE7FZOMMCYSZGU4Q.jpg?auth=73988e33cbe13f692d6f6c776392ee0285fa984cd6fd8bf1a8cb337ba0e95fa0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1496&amp;height=998</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A class at High Plains Elementary School in the Cherry Creek school district on Thurs., April 4, 2024 in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Holding students back a grade is an often-debated practice in education.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>