<?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/chicago/2026/11/12/ctu-candidates-win-three-more-school-board-races/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T22:53:17.894Z</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>2026-11-12T22:53:17.894Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[CTU-backed candidates win three Chicago school board races that were too close to call]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/SN55GAMBSNCVPENOJIE2AKENTU.JPG?auth=166b2263e72520943a0c672076b0d48bfc55ad664743bc2a90db8323bbd9f043&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2626</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jason Dónes, pictured at Union Park earlier this summer, defeated incumbent Carlos Rivas Jr. to represent District 3b on the Chicago Board of Education.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/11/12/district-pushes-school-selection-deadline-to-december-16/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T22:25:26.398Z</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>2026-11-12T22:25:26.398Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Philadelphia school district delays school selection deadline as wait for state test scores drags on]]></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[Superintendent Tony Watlington said that the district expects to temporarily close the school selection website between Nov. 24 and Dec. 2 to upload students’ 2026 state test score data. The new deadline to apply to selective schools is Dec. 16.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/11/12/did-education-help-democrats-2026-midterms/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T21:44:50.083Z</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>2026-11-12T21:44:50.083Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Did education help power the blue wave? Here’s what the polls say]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/5D2BS4E52JEODG52TNCYOL4ZBU.jpg?auth=d5e0ecc2735e0545b83b094f285be270ec1a6a103da7f63b06c4f97e8ab90969&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Voters enter their polling location in Pulaski International School of Chicago on Nov. 3, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2026/11/12/court-ruling-challenges-religious-charter-school-ban/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T19:48:43.998Z</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>2026-11-12T19:48:43.998Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Christian school wins Tennessee court case challenging religious charter ban]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/V4FU3AWYLFAVDMF7NY2WJVSCBE.jpg?auth=e2f87fd5d59fad7dc15afd7a93cd48fc29e2385b8e5c3fc712e402f019c5a8d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti declined to defend the state's religious charter school ban earlier this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2026/11/12/memphis-graduation-rates-up-while-test-scores-lag/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T19:03:59.435Z</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>2026-11-12T19:03:59.435Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Memphis graduation rate climbs nearly 8 points since 2020, but test scores still trail the state]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/FNMSFB5R5JHEFM6TNJ6CFJWSKU.JPG?auth=78c8807afd4f1dcb3277cc75c42d48233959805af5c892eecf35d13c44bc009f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Superintendent Roderick Richmond credits much of the district's rise in graduation rates to continued investment in high school graduation coaches.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/11/05/nyc-path-program-helps-with-emotional-disabilities-in-classrooms/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T18:07:24.653Z</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>2026-11-12T18:07:24.653Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[NYC sends 30% of students with emotional disabilities to segregated schools. Is this program a way out?]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/6NGFWQHQENHMDHAFTYTQKBCTOI.jpg?auth=35339daa66d417e2bce189f0bb55a1ea92523eb8b71b85fbff97003c8a9b1f89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=865</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students in the Path program at P.S. 105 in Far Rockaway participate in a lesson on weather on Feb. 5, 2026.  The program integrates students classified with emotional disabilities with general education students.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/11/12/nyc-schools-call-911-on-students-in-mental-health-crisis/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T18:00:46.366Z</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>2026-11-12T18:00:46.366Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Cops for a first grader?: Why NYC schools are still calling 911 on 6-year-olds]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/YRCQQV6VAFGLZCD6D6SI4GVNJE.jpg?auth=96bbebe94c839b6e3a9ab9bf6feee0f3b654f25988fd0fa14dd56c5aed067d33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2667&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Zai and his mother are on their way to a nearby playground on July 23, 2026. When Zai was in first grade, his school at the time called 911 on him during a meltdown.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/11/12/chicago-ai-protest-against-google-removal-in-school-classrooms/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-12T02:34:51.318Z</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>2026-11-12T02:34:51.318Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[After Google warns schools about disabling AI feature, Chicago protesters say ‘we don’t want your Gemini’]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/6DQUZN3QLRHTPHA3XIF43L5QGY.jpg?auth=ee5afe0cec611b3c4497524b349bc8f0f065dc1495d140aa6df661aafcce55ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5603&amp;height=4202</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Illinois Families for Public Schools and a mix of CPS students, parents and school board members protest outside of the Google office on Wed., Nov. 11, 2026 in Chicago.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>