<?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/newyork/2026/08/26/nyc-schools-software-purchasing-freeze-ai-policy/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T20:39:01.726Z</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>2026-08-26T20:39:01.726Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[NYC schools head toward first day without gradebooks and other software amid tech freeze]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/V6ZHALUHBFHIDG7JFESGP7GU64.jpg?auth=cca58771d01731e3345e222c8d818dff193bfdfe907955b1fe346bc29abf7826&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NYC principals say an ed tech purchasing freeze is preventing them from renewing online gradebooks and other software just weeks before school starts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/08/26/philadelphia-superintendent-tony-watlington-wants-students-academic-scores-to-improve/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-26T16:53:35.519Z</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>2026-08-26T16:53:35.519Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘We’re going to listen’: Philadelphia Superintendent Tony Watlington sets sights on rebuilding trust]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/UB5NHMGSBZEYPCIUAYDS6MEXCE.JPG?auth=05a3d9965cf86f52c2e6c1c2be9c4c748eb651788c7bc79e112815e396394ac4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2400&amp;height=1600</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tony B. Watlington Sr., superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, speaks with a student at George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science on the first day of school in Philadelphia on Aug. 24, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>