<?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/2026/10/02/state-takeover-memphis-shelby-county-schools/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T22:03:38.613Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/WB4AL45Q7JHODGXG6CGZ4X3QD4.jpg?auth=bab08a62c32ae32a26516d55c35153e8234829309bd2a2abb820c65c5cc36fc4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2339</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attorneys for the Memphis-Shelby County school board faced tough questioning during a federal hearing on Oct. 2 over the district's lawsuit challenging Tennessee's state takeover law.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/10/02/nyc-schools-board-approves-oracle-contract-after-defeat/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T21:12:58.876Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/JQX3M2MBQZAXVDDO5SVT3EJTQM.jpg?auth=02a9e8965e9f6a0a5d1623f4940990e201f50abcf62be6a9c534b216d4bb00d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4023&amp;height=2651</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NYC’s school board approved a $1.65 million Oracle contract after failing to pass it in August, though some members remain skeptical of the software company.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2026/10/02/lilly-endowment-grant-funds-indianapolis-schools-building-boom/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T21:09:46.122Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/GOULWV5SLFDV5BYJR7B4WVDFTY.jpg?auth=07587b1f7d84c1a47783e4df1e6eecb254e72d094b546d5e882882a3ed18ef6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4780&amp;height=3187</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shovels and hard hats await the groundbreaking for the Metropolitan School District of Perry Township's innovation pathway building on the University of Indianapolis campus on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/10/02/federal-education-tax-credits-rules-pose-test-for-democratic-governors/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T19:51:52.262Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/IQXVOLPDJFAQZFBBPAIOCJPSAM.jpg?auth=89eb574264192aa2804a0b624b89f49a3e18a960fa18b4fd9bc2b7f4cff1bb86&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5247&amp;height=3498</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Like many Democratic governors, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is facing an intense pressure campaign from supporters and opponents about a new federal education tax credit. For states to participate, governors must opt in.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/10/01/teachers-and-school-leaders-navigate-uncertainty-as-layoffs-are-reversed/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T19:14:45.044Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/LUHFQT6MGJEGLG3KOEVGKTJZCM.jpg?auth=f623bf7f7a23490c9ae9a61d79e7c47503a5433ad067642644cf4a05be60bc25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=4177</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A young student reads a sentence in Spanish at Calmeca Academy of Fine Arts in the Brighton Park neighborhood in 2025. One month into the school year, CPS has rehired 350 people as part of the school board's budget mandate, but educators are unsure of what's next.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/28/elecciones-junta-educacion-2026-distrito-2a-candidatos-guia-electoral/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T19:06:33.068Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/LQDHOMQ2M5HHZJBP4PIJYO4AZY.png?auth=5ba2c36aa6972fc69b4e6fc21fac8067986798ffc15f679b70d7d3ac7d4fce49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5250&amp;height=2954</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ebony L. DeBerry (izquierda) and Hector Morales (derecha) se postulan para representar al Distrito 2b en la Junta de Educación de Chicago. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/10/02/pennsylvania-governors-race-josh-shapiro-stacy-garrity-education-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T18:59:11.806Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/SKWS3Y6RHBCXTO5UG5Z4KMIBZY.jpeg?auth=ce464b96986db6582f61a7cc5d9034ca7108a17a3f37f3f52c722f2cf155abc8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4446&amp;height=3176</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pennsylvania’s candidates for governor have laid out different approaches to funding public schools, expanding school choice, and making college more affordable.]]></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>2026-10-02T18:42:15.017Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/LQDHOMQ2M5HHZJBP4PIJYO4AZY.png?auth=5ba2c36aa6972fc69b4e6fc21fac8067986798ffc15f679b70d7d3ac7d4fce49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5250&amp;height=2954</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ebony L. DeBerry (left) 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-election-2026-district-10b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T18:26:14.416Z</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/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-10a-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T18:23:21.576Z</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-9b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T18:21:24.211Z</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>2026-10-02T18:19:13.59Z</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-8b-candidate-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T18:17:46.998Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/TKPNERAXPRFPHDOVIT7BXR5UOM.png?auth=6cd2d79f3200c7f9d927f3aec72af8243a3f478bba55db60d35590a64928a437&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=3376</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Juan Ignacio Gonzalez (left) and Alexander Angeles (right) are running for the Chicago school board district 8b seat.]]></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>2026-10-02T18:14:48.361Z</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/detroit/2026/10/02/detroit-school-board-voter-guide-2026-candidates-assess-dpscd-progress/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T18:02:32.823Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/MK7B6VSQEFAV5KLQBCHV3W4RLM.JPG?auth=224a4bbb6a979956f92bee0b9465c20a2068df16a885da5006a5821fef4e1c97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1666</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students in the Detroit Public Schools Community District have made steady academic improvement since the district was created in 2016. Achievement overall is still low, however, and some critics say the gains made haven't been enough.]]></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>2026-10-02T16:43:28.574Z</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>2026-10-02T16:41:49.345Z</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-6b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T16:33:39.475Z</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-6a-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T16:28:18.73Z</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-5b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T16:26:10.901Z</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-5a-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T16:24:33.282Z</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>2026-10-02T16:07:00.94Z</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>2026-10-02T16:04:57.184Z</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/colorado/2026/10/02/co-voter-guide-on-transgender-student-athlete-measure-prop-134/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T15:09:00.338Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/ARSH7JUDVFBLHBV2J7AWUJPXX4.JPG?auth=973ada436c8e24207c31505cddf1b31fed1e5d0964bed8d87be9e834b2e63ca3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Colorado voters will consider a ballot measure that would bar transgender students from joining sports teams that match their gender identity.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/10/01/dj-torres-resigns-from-denver-school-board-amid-accusations/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T04:36:32.835Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/J37ZFMEQ3JFU5PKK4DKIIZCIXE.jpg?auth=0c7c0e41cd2fc054866f13e3ae875dda51e8879d719ab43e0ca44d464191bc20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=752</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Denver school board member DJ Torres, center, resigned from the board Thursday, citing "too much time" spent on "internal conflict."]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/10/02/one-week-deadline-for-denver-school-board-antisemitism-investigation/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T03:00:51.134Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/3HTOCSMIWJAHNNBDI2RVRALBBQ.jpg?auth=71b998f46307cb969dee6e7a2d3787a0fd09d0085b76cb4d90b96780779e415c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4200&amp;height=2800</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Denver school board Vice President Monica Hunter listens to public comment at a meeting last month. The board has ordered an investigation into allegations against her that she denies.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/28/how-school-board-incumbents-voted-on-key-issues/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T02:30:15.192Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/CSI7YUTP2FEVRPT4ZTKMAHNVM4.jpg?auth=328d9a60a8c61dea9dc7993a4b162b4cf6210adb54fd69dd0c8944feb0113c57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chicago Board of Education swearing in ceremony on Wed., Jan. 15, 2025. Chalkbeat Chicago compiled how school board incumbents running to keep their seats voted on a range of key issues.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newark/2026/10/01/newark-schools-audit-finds-spending-issues-flags-criminal-justice-division/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-02T02:01:04.346Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/ZMEITM2URJE2FJZ4HMFGHRFWZU.jpg?auth=4049450ff2db457b218c879643a421eafab3c1e16f64a982697021811ff7051d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5222&amp;height=3481</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Newark Public Schools Superintendent Roger León said in a statement that the district passed a state audit released Oct. 1 with "flying colors," even though the report identified several issues.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>