<?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/indiana/2026/10/28/indianapolis-school-board-elections-crucial-for-closures-money-policymakers/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-28T23:26:06.056Z</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>2026-10-28T23:26:06.056Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Unprecedented IPS school board election will help decide how much power the district keeps]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/7WXTT4AEHVANVDGKY7PVEWXETI.JPG?auth=77e5d6f3a2cdc8806f34598f9173012177cd0bf5939faa6466d52304f4454244&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4884&amp;height=3343</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The administrative building for Indianapolis Public Schools on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. The IPS board election features 15 candidates for five spots.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/22/nyc-refuses-to-close-small-high-school-amid-declining-enrollment-high-costs/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-28T22:50:00.797Z</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>2026-10-28T22:50:00.797Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[From 3,000 students to about 90: Inside the decades-long failure to fix or close NYC’s smallest high school]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/7ORCAYSYTRBWHKXR6NFCS4TISA.jpg?auth=d061dc33b5987dde54ca27e7712b7815a47d2878ec8993722d3c192679865f72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2667&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Murry Bergtraum High School Campus in lower Manhattan, once home to a single school with roughly 3,000 students, now houses four schools. Its original school has shrunk to around 90 students.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/10/27/denver-superintendent-alex-marrero-2026-performance-evaluation-88-points/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-28T18:11:49.332Z</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>2026-10-28T18:11:49.332Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero earns 88 points out of 100 on latest evaluation]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/PNBG4RFESBGXLIZXAWWCRW4IQA.JPG?auth=1f2947afe5c5de55a0be90947e8bc08c3e10e7bd62c519d0b5c8966554f7f6c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero talks with students in August as school board members Xóchitl Gaytán and Marlene De La Rosa listen in. The board approved Marrero's latest performance evaluation Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2026/10/28/memphis-school-board-rehires-custodial-company-flagged-in-state-forensic-audit/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-28T11:00:07.955Z</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>2026-10-28T11:00:07.955Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Memphis school board rehires custodial company scrutinized in state forensic audit]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/LD4TOIPOVBAMPL5XMGMMLSKFV4.jpg?auth=19bb2902700c2a96316a705b0db13d2ad99ebcc6f98c80eedb6cba022c1f2e02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=778</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 2022 MSCS contract with ServiceMaster Clean was flagged by a state forensic audit as potential spending abuse. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>