<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2026/09/17/exit-interview-amber-huett-garcia-leaves-memphis-school-board/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T21:26:29.113Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/UZBTJFS4FZHGHJ65D5AZSNGJC4.jpg?auth=289f8d347693d2f58a2e25dd8e33867fee1146bc9696ba4a8c5f97539d82c2c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2673</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After four years, Amber Huett-Garcia left her District 8 school board seat in August to become a Shelby County commissioner.
 ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/17/nyc-chronic-absenteeism-rates-stubbornly-high/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T21:04:24.967Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/3VMAFE3JJVBRRHHQWLPXRQNNGE.jpg?auth=a7f643aa3a99c087fad237c19b94e868291c9ae0da44b5a1027a224431c8d505&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3646&amp;height=2735</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students at a Brooklyn school celebrate the first day on Sept. 10. NYC is hoping to make a dent in the chronic absenteeism rate, which was 33.5% in the 2025-26 school year. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/09/17/chronic-absenteeism-rates-in-michigan-decline/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T20:56:02.931Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/6XITL6Y27FDUXMEM2XLPBZHLJU.jpg?auth=4c722e3a17bf3e642940a50beb9adfae1681b5912f6ec04877972f1e7c7d3165&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1962</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The chronic absenteeism rate for Michigan schools has declined for the fourth year in a row.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/09/17/dpscd-making-progress-with-air-conditioning-in-schools/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T20:37:46.82Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/M5HSJQ5VZVHZDFG3SYVM4J47Y4.JPG?auth=0db5bf92b3ea489b734a216e0057b7c3250fc43ca15755951eadbf3f85969408&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti, seen here during a visit to the School at Marygrove last month, says that by the 2028-29 school year, 81% of the district's buildings will have full air conditioning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2026/09/17/school-voucher-use-shows-growth-among-higher-income-households/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T17:17:55.96Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/EIWBG7P5BVCJPCRA2OVC7WLUP4.jpg?auth=483c5893660be00678e2897f7ba9a41a14fbc795b353326742841dd88c644761&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5659&amp;height=3773</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students leave buses, on their way to classes at Providence Cristo Rey High School, a private school in Indianapolis. Overall growth in the number of students attending private schools using a voucher has slowed in Indiana.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2026/09/16/school-turnaround-focuses-on-families-at-indianapolis-district-school/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T16:20:58.676Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/ALJBAXIRGFH6PPNCARIOU7K22I.jpg?auth=a5d2cfc6da9a821eb7a161b2b9738e379112a5857f63cf2244bbe1b068b08e59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=861</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kindergarten students at Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14 in Indianapolis practice writing with Deidre Blackwell on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026 as part of their literacy lesson.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/09/17/small-high-schools-offer-limited-class-choices/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T16:20:00.742Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/C76DZLAOOFH3TLHPKAU2IZDY3I.jpg?auth=05841426361c03761029a9eb39e0d5bd98d4cc487f5c175e11fb6ad5ee5d33fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=871</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Motivation High School in Southwest Philadelphia enrolled about 150 students last school year. Under the district's school closure plan, next year it will absorb more students, which could give it more resources to offer additional course options.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/09/16/student-shootings-down-cyber-charters-show-higher-risk/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T14:55:35.348Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/DXC7CNVUUVFGBKCD2MNE3KA72M.jpg?auth=88b84dad882536c81f936c080ad3a66221b530c653d1b6877b51860b55c2d81c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5472&amp;height=3648</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Saleem Gilliard, a Safe Path supervisor and monitor at Tanner Duckrey School in North Philadelphia, stands at the light with a student and a crossing guard as they help kids cross during dismissal on Nov. 20, 2025. It's one of the School District of Philadelphia's many initiatives intended to keep children safe from gun violence. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/16/school-board-president-candidates-meet-at-wttw-forum/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-17T14:49:16.411Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/QRJDJXUUIRBQ3FKRP2UBPA4LGE.jpg?auth=5d2cc4f789a7094146d6ec1309fb79fe1828c8fba9f0f796277a3f31b09a8513&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5641&amp;height=3761</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Candidates for Chicago school board president attend a WTTW forum on Sept. 15, 2026. From left to right on stage: Jessica Biggs, Hilario Dominguez, Victor Henderson, and Sendhil Revuluri.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>