<?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/colorado/2019/6/5/21108321/lgbtq-advocates-to-push-for-student-and-staff-protections-in-jeffco-schools/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T22:29:30.65Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/4EO6FMD7U5GPTPQFMBKNQKUIHM.jpg?auth=285c05c290fc6153a4c418b929a397bcf754045f9445bd130e854d8e1b2f06a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=810&amp;height=538</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ A child waves a a rainbow flag out of a window during the Denver Pride Parade along Colfax Avenue in 2018. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/23/nyc-high-school-students-graduation-requirements-post-regents-exams/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T21:56:12.933Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/NDMDAQZSLZGUZNDCANOKBWB6LQ.jpg?auth=056f15794fe340fbe6383374eb077054d0d5439f0f4ab09e3192546bb95b9f67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2146</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New York’s Regents exams are set to be phased out as a graduation requirement starting next year. The state’s new assessment system could take years to develop. In the meantime, city students would need to pass their required courses to graduate, officials said this week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/23/jessica-biggs-firing-shadows-cps-school-board-president-race/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T21:26:01.052Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/DEJ2AIVGGBC5JGKJ7RL2POA6YQ.jpg?auth=6c904197b0362011521ef355338af9b0c56df81947469811b25dfd725d9f708b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2334</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jessica Biggs spoke with voters outside Mollison Elementary on Election Day in 2024, when she first won election to the school board.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newark/2026/09/23/could-universal-enrollment-for-schools-fix-selective-admissions-process/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T20:45:45.192Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/476DABGAFNGB5G7OM6TJLJQJQA.jpg?auth=7e73c91db588eeba9ce9ed30f6aeb8def140bcda86959a118233ceec5861be06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5760&amp;height=3840</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Newark adopted a universal enrollment system in 2014, but political tensions between district officials and charter schools split the system several years later.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/09/23/could-universal-enrollment-for-schools-fix-selective-admissions-process/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T20:09:34.73Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/GW4HCRDO2FHHJEED4OATAL3QTA.jpg?auth=278d96eec3e08dfe552ca5937c5a0c11ff26f1efa932b585690d583b80bd4c24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Parents and students say Philly's selective admissions application process is very complicated and stressful to navigate. Experts think universal enrollment could address that problem, but it's not a cure-all.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/09/14/michigan-budget-doesnt-fill-this-longtime-funding-gap-for-english-learners/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T18:08:20.026Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/SDFXEOVJ7RBKNIFE5PI6FBL72Q.jpg?auth=8005846a53dfb646618004cd1e72e8dcbba4394f2fb75ef6c7b54e10dcd489d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=695</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[English Language Development teacher Christina Rick, left, provides individual instruction to English learners and some of their peers in a biology class at Troy High School.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/09/23/michigan-presupuesto-no-cubre-antigua-brecha-fondos-estudiantes-aprenden-ingles/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T17:59:14.549Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/VVHP7TLZZFDZZNRU3FW3OATC4I.jpg?auth=67571c52bc1899463191de39efe2a381ffbaeea84a5198164da1150711fe3c62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Más de 1.200 estudiantes de Western International High School eran estudiantes que aprendían inglés durante el año escolar 2024-25, lo que representaba alrededor del 64% del alumnado.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/22/nyc-high-school-journalism-enrollment-surge-along-with-funding/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T12:49:30.202Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/EZGVKM63FJFJ3CTHKV3PCQAUAA.jpg?auth=8cb148a186595cf700bb8176f6e3b3c3bf6650f5e5d86c474d17290ddc135ce7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3621&amp;height=2567</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Youth Journalism Coalition Director CJ Sánchez speaks on the steps of City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, flanked by Council members Rita Joseph and Eric Dinowitz and students from across the city.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/09/23/e-rate-school-internet-subsidies-threatened-in-screen-time-backlash/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T11:48:00.514Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/44CU3DK5XNDI3FQEUDDDHQWRRM.jpg?auth=fcb1c332136c28bd6dd1a997dc13b5c39066fa17829f66f2b39c882cb7094534&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7483&amp;height=4990</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Arielle Roth, administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, listens during a June congressional hearing. As a top policy adviser to President Donald Trump, Roth has made reducing harmful screen time a priority — and the FCC is listening.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/09/22/state-calls-for-audits-erboces-homeschool-enrichment/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T05:25:44.732Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/46GID3Z27FC6HPUEFRNI6NYDEM.jpg?auth=cee59fe133d6ef84faab2d233ee9ed00a1cfb89ae5deadf4152dddd0a15077b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1000&amp;height=669</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A new agreement calls for audits of Education reEnvisioned BOCES and a large homeschool enrichment program authorized by the group. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/09/22/denver-opens-more-autism-center-based-program-classrooms/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-23T04:21:59.375Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/366CALW5CVGZRHQGCOJFB3RPMQ.jpg?auth=0122b740ed69e6fe1817f5e63765e4aecbe898988163e69ec878e409ea8c2306&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=864</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[West High School sophomore Alex works on his computer earlier this month in the Denver school's multi-intensive autism center classroom, which is outfitted with beanbags and other flexible seating.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>