<?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/newyork/2026/09/24/alan-ong-named-chair-nyc-panel-for-educational-policy/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T22:51:02.849Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/HYHGHG3HPFAQ3IDIT5EJNKCEHE.jpg?auth=c7410ec78cbc1b1fdc8fa71bbc3be47aee64ce2537fdb858ae03fafc38af35d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3423&amp;height=2282</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New York City's Panel for Educational Policy on Nov. 19, 2025. Alan Ong, the panel's new chair, is seated fourth from left.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/09/24/chalkbeat-ideas-roundup-ai-college-nyc-schools/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T22:35:49.3Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/GWWKPCTI2VBXNAXA5MYAQOLKXY.jpg?auth=11c9346710e9a5699fb58804ae75688c9c429562b86d1dcda84d40959e89adde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5205&amp;height=3472</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Equations on blackboard in empty classroom]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/09/24/dpscd-school-board-race-candidates-running-for-four-year-and-two-year-terms/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T21:44:57.607Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/B5PCIPMN5JBKJB4SQCEO4YOJSI.JPG?auth=47eb0d4e97003c13026be3dfc431516e56bdc1f08cf9583513b1a21fe1263567&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1300&amp;height=867</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[There are 34 people running for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board. Thirty-one of them are vying for four four-year terms, while three are running for a two-year partial term.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/09/24/rap-contest-winner-is-germantown-friends-high-school-student-presh-so-fres/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T20:02:14.192Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/YCPKK5OLBJHCRCB6DLC4H37ECY.jpg?auth=bc9ed954299588b682954df36dba25010125145c776431cca4963476b4fa3af2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1876&amp;height=1307</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Precious Eshiet, a senior at Germantown Friends High School, is the winner of Chalkbeat Philadelphia's first-ever back-to-school rap contest.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/chicago-public-schools-loses-another-11500-students/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T20:02:06.383Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/SRRJCSYRWBBY7GODQ5NR5T2UJ4.jpg?auth=f90e066d1f7f95de2754b79f1ac4dca26d11d0ef748fce00efaa96b30512116d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3987&amp;height=2876</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pre-K students at Johnson Elementary School in North Lawndale make trees using popsicle sticks and leaves as part of a STEAM lesson. Johnson's enrollment remained stable this fall, even as Chicago Public Schools overall lost more than 11,500 students.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/09/24/school-board-delays-sharing-details-about-charter-school-evaluation-overhaul/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T19:03:03.388Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/KZTLMJBE4FEGPM3B3ZWXFNNBDA.jpg?auth=c168c60e62aaded2f021602b3857088ef9c3a5e1738a58656c5da1c1835e610d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1996</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Philadelphia charter school leaders say they’re frustrated with the Board of Education's delays sharing information about a new evaluation framework.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/2026-chicago-school-board-election-resources/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T18:46:25.416Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/ZXHCN72I75EIZJWL462MVLINPE.png?auth=5feb176703a7bfd8f48157976fb9a89dddb800f9ddd7a5d02073888e738c66b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newark/2026/09/23/could-universal-enrollment-for-schools-fix-selective-admissions-process/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T18:06:59.369Z</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>2026-09-24T18:06:51.44Z</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/newyork/2026/09/23/nyc-high-school-students-graduation-requirements-post-regents-exams/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T17:11:26.628Z</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/2026/09/24/illinois-answers-project-track-whos-donating-to-whom-in-the-2026-chicago-school-board-elections/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T15:55:27.119Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/I524JQSIMFCT5OYRZD7256EEJY.png?auth=f37b297a596d637a9ff694b939327cacb62f26271508eae6877e380eb5a3fa68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1988&amp;height=1222</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Graphic for campaign finance tracker.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-6a-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T15:11:45.176Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/MRW66A76IND3VNWSTS3EDLZ75U.png?auth=96c2a6979389474e810839beb6276f4c1f65d4878a0caa738ba2058d2c142144&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brenda Anderson (left), Anusha Thotakura (center), and Isaiah White (right) are running to represent District 6a on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-10a-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:45:46.776Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/CXNLN73SWZG7XAQ7OUA4SUWFGM.png?auth=98eb093573c6d017b456ddfe64e808be3385442a80eeb88acfa1ec04e151d818&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tameka Walton, a write-in candidate, and Che “Rhymefest” Smith are running to represent District 10a on the Chicago Board of Education.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-8a-candidate-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:45:21.115Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/RFKW4E42SJBW7GQNHJGG7TTRQY.png?auth=756db6543e55aa65dbd1b2da4457a88c01a5a93e24494df9c82ee90f5592fa5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Angel Gutierrez is running to represent District 8a on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-8b-candidate-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:44:56.08Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/QED5QVVKRFARBDOJD74NAMEYBM.png?auth=90d6acc7f12b948470b2fa99b0b397a9a1de0f39724628e237359feaa51232b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Juan Ignacio Gonzalez is running to represent District 8b on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-6b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:15:37.166Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/YGNJH5EA2NDD5NMT5FOVBP6H2U.png?auth=126ee1a4debfff615101b8b55abbd696c6324c51c4f3e3a2005ffe5d2fb11fc4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Neal and Brittany Kimble are running to represent District 6b on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-5b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:15:11.856Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/6PQPAOPLHFFVLDPSOADX5QNBOQ.png?auth=543d0b5a08a7fd0f0cf838e998ce6aacdfe4f576de667913d6cac02dc0e75a42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michilla “Kyla” Blaise and Anthony Hargrove are running to represent District 5b on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-1b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:14:32.374Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/JMYLSF3YQNGYFC3WMTBQIFSTYA.png?auth=9dda0945b3868eaf1b937398ddee46f274cde8ed8d0cf49253d3e4e2124bb95e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Michelle Pierre and Claudia Peralta are running to represent district 1b on the Chicago Board of Education.  ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-10b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:14:24.601Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/FLGEJVU5TNEJVMFQHHKPA5VMNQ.png?auth=52ded059a2c6cdbafa6b91e815fc896d93e480b34e57b6adf9d23eb5c1a7d0e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Connie Anderson (left), Patrick Watson (center), and write-in candidate Rosita Chatonda (right) are running for the District 10b seat on the Chicago Board of Education.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/22/chicago-public-schools-board-president-candidate-victor-henderson-defends-discipline/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:12:58.909Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/6WBEYX3PRVALZI3JWHVWVOAFOA.jpg?auth=bcde647f9fb21653e57bc3f998f26aa410cb9543195280e2c7e053302e5ab57c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attorney Victor Henderson spoke at a Chicago school board president candidate forum at McCutcheon Elementary earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-president-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:12:24.701Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/3GIYQFG6TBDBRI6F75CS6M6CQY.png?auth=3baee6376ab2666d886cc791de6f2b0df1294c476741029b44c0dacac5ae1993&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Four candidates are competing to be Chicago's first elected school board president. From left: Sendhil Revuluri, Jessica Biggs, Hilario Dominguez, and Victor Henderson. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/redirect-2026-school-board-election-page/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:10:32.749Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/MFNI3U6ODVDLVDQTIGNJV2DN7E.png?auth=c49f0617d2718eea212b0959867fcb5c5fbbeb53754850db8ef09bdd39ef0834&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A map of Chicago school board electoral districts for the 2026 general election.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-9b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:18:00.373Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/6FO42LRVZ5ARXGYOHRNUQ2OPD4.png?auth=2161e7e036d8f3812db1a48383d18422ca5d3d259d4d74b2a76d28faa86aa2a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Therese Boyle (left) and Katherine Dunneback (right) are running to represent District 9b on the Chicago Board of Education.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-9a-candidate-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:17:00.339Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/NSQSDRC36ZHYRJLVEECOL5YLNE.jpg?auth=624c180801ca571bc0d9c00482b5c19d28dcf140b94a288ca6327007d6caa848&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2872&amp;height=2249</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brittany Preston, a mother of six, didn't make the ballot two years ago but is now running unopposed to represent District 9a on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-7b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:14:00.354Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/FY2KFKKUG5H3BACDNTZZGQHSQQ.png?auth=9b47da1435b2a337721d7db71a25ca9c64b562bb97027a4b782b5705b93c996a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Erika Diaz Chavez and Yesenia Lopez are running to represent District 7b on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-7a-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:13:00.33Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/SQAJKLKE7ZBQZKH4B5M5C7UEKA.png?auth=bc9b1a197ba32e8b420187579390b744c5072dfb0d03a15ee21adfcd94ed37a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Emma Lozano (left) and Jesus Ayala Jr. (right) are running to represent District 7a on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-5a-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:09:00.355Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/RTENVZOQ75BQ7NWUZ3BTA6G3KI.png?auth=ae8973a8d5939d17e4eeaf6b3134b1c1404b1e830008ecac8d0455e976ae374e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Aaron “Jitu” Brown (left) and LaPamela Williams (right) are running to represent District 5a on the Chicago Board of Education. Not pictured: write-in candidate Kernetha Jones.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-4b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:08:00.346Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/Y43UJFCEERHWHAK2CISNCYDRQQ.png?auth=2e75375d4713b9ea1d83dfd2b04b50c10c61809ed5a26dfaa1a0363ed423c000&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ellen Rosenfeld is running unopposed to represent District 4b on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-4a-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:07:00.334Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/QHIF4QZJB5C67KJJONSF57AGQM.png?auth=9f4c81bb21fe440d2b38beffdab1662ca4dc76c2547d25666d0db8494d2c11c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Karen Zaccor, Angel Alvarez, and Ellen Sherratt are running to represent District 4a on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-3b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:06:00.322Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/23ETMI5AFRDCNGVPZA3IMBZ6PE.png?auth=70b91da3b11759105666bcb768b28125c9cb4820d09ab2370e00d7f0770430f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Carlos A. Rivas Jr. (left) and Jason Dones (right) are running to represent District 3a on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-3a-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:05:00.396Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/3E5Z5YO5GVGIJKLDMMDEK6RGUY.png?auth=6bde68a0bd4a1016e90c900453633a86a2bf0b390198858c96d51e1492f61532&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Norma Rios Sierra (left) and Peter Gonzales (right) are running to represent District 3a on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-2b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:04:00.379Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/VYL3NP5C75G6LGQLFSF7KOAKJA.png?auth=9d6025c45900c5294274e93fb5e6733f8d756d088d8bf93876b971b07cc94e0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Debby Pope (left), Kyna Lenhof (center), and Daniel Basco (right) are running to represent District 2b on the Chicago Board of Education.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-2a-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:03:00.493Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/JBQPDORUKJDFTCQAYLRH25OID4.png?auth=e6c0c245b5c21959196cda5958a4e6976ca79ce7fe30c00779b50214e33d66b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bruce Leon (left), Ebony L. DeBerry (center), and Hector Morales (right) are running to represent District 2a on the Chicago Board of Education.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-elections-2026-district-1a-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:01:00.381Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/EQAHCABYIJCIBOWT3AKI5W3WAE.png?auth=db920c122efce356e839139add010e8cb9ddc07ce028d192c3bb5d02063dc233&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ed Bannon and Margie Luczak are running to represent District 1a on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></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>2026-09-24T02:23:14.983Z</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></urlset>