<?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/2026/10/09/state-decisions-on-home-school-enrichment-and-new-rules/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T21:28:56.442Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/HQ2CL6XQLNGUXEA563MQID2NDM.jpg?auth=e9c51924b4c04ce6d9a5754c6e6e68f8d2d08338a3ad7e3bdad75f2c3329b5e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2667&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Colorado officials are creating stricter rules for homeschool enrichment programs that want state funding. The public can weigh in.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/10/09/ny-gov-hochul-opts-into-federal-scholarship-tax-credit/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T21:14:10.898Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/SQ2OS5FNLFGXZEPLUW7YEEXT4Q.jpg?auth=8b3e499a5db2ab965430494635bb214af713a4474d223f4b17b91f738572786e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Kathy Hochul's decision about the federal scholarship tax credit was closely watched across the political spectrum.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/10/09/nyc-paper-state-standardized-tests-digital-testing-waiver/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T20:34:52.489Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/VS4IXAI2MNASPALYRZ6E2W4D4I.jpg?auth=b789db998cec5df84558097ceef598ff04067ffb4652c1322fcdf408773b4db5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=650&amp;height=433</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New York state education officials are reviewing a request to allow NYC schools to use paper-and-pencil standardized tests in grades 3-8, months after the state completed its yearslong transition to digital exams.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/10/09/san-diego-students-confront-fear-after-trump-iran-bomb-remark/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T20:24:46.974Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/NZLMX3QD7ZGE5CTS3CU7KFFJSQ.jpg?auth=5644855af91b0467ff99f37da7c027a64a4e3cd7973bde89bf1942572b125795&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2323&amp;height=1549</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[At an Oct. 5 rally, President Donald Trump said "let them take out San Diego" during his remarks about the war with Iran. The Trump administration said some people were taking the comment out of context, but it's caused fear among children in the community, and education officials criticized the president, saying he should think about the impact of his words.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/10/08/colorado-springs-11-teacher-return-in-tik-tok-free-speech-case/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T17:39:04.298Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/OJMYEIH4TVFW5HYPHOC24ZSNNY.jpg?auth=321b6f605b20175a52218ab23783d4207062d0fbb8036f89d1d22655e0a32497&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A teacher in Colorado Springs District 11 could soon return to the classroom after a yearlong legal saga that started with social media posts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/10/08/student-fees-could-become-standardized/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T17:11:22.961Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/3NROLBNZGJGDLOVT5WWROPENL4.jpg?auth=0802eef227bf9e22ff149562ed7c7aa80541508a6620b0edb12fbe92623b586f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students compete during varsity basketball game at Richards Career Academy in 2022. Chicago Public Schools wants to standardize student fees, which can include sports uniforms.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2026/10/08/teacher-uses-zombie-apocalypse-for-civics-lessons/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T16:41:17.15Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/6T4TJBTOQFGK7EOVW4FD3AWIFA.jpg?auth=3bb0401d580201527596380ab5ed5049dff6191c63aa7b94eb7862f9d9f3b69e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2957&amp;height=2164</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Students in Crothersville, Indiana discuss the importance of the First Amendment through the lens of a zombie apocalypse.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/10/09/cuny-reading-fellows-school-mamdani-device-ban-exception/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T15:36:09.669Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/FFVUDX3HKJE4RLDBHRGDUKWBF4.jpg?auth=18b94258fead14834bc7e7cb7accc54b00b5d2a4ffdb5a27c93f4c3f93fd688b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3648&amp;height=2432</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A student at P.S. 40 in Brooklyn participates in the CUNY Fellows Corps program, pictured here in 2022. The program has won the first exception to Mayor Zohran Mamdani's classroom device ban.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/10/08/denver-school-board-antisemitic-language-investigation-inconclusive/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T03:55:19.463Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/C7UII2FTZNFCJIL6PQLEFN245A.jpg?auth=28b744190162966bba57076d2358b33e043f4065164cadccb699a5fda4087303&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=743</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Denver school board Vice President Monica Hunter, right, and member Amy Klein Molk, middle, participate in a board meeting. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/10/09/denver-school-board-censures-monica-hunter-alleged-antisemitic-language/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-09T03:14:36.379Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/QD4INWC3NNGOJMEHCAUY2BMXBQ.jpg?auth=5757f34075abb200e3d27fd49373c62e5b80e021e4ffab5a64562ac2af13eb16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=951&amp;height=642</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Denver school board voted 4-2 Thursday to censure Vice President Monica Hunter.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>