<?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/2026/10/19/colorado-approves-first-round-of-workforce-pell-applications/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-19T23:40:50.708Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/ZPTHHHKE5JAIXPDNIKEQXRGZSY.jpg?auth=d17349b39c61857a9cf10bd0f945fdeadcef540a5a0a17d23480a253e6acdd19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1366&amp;height=911</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kendall Bingenheimer, 35, right, draws blood from Areli Arreola, 20, left, while instructor Megan Murch looks on during a phlebotomy class at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colo., on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. Students enrolled in the class could soon use Pell grants to pay for the 15-week program.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2026/10/19/memphis-schools-state-takeover-blocked-again-by-local-court/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-19T22:04:12.785Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/LVC4OLLZNNBU5EEGUSWOWNGJNY.jpg?auth=5f84abd42781cc0b036b38fe79c09b12b2580b598f8f4a69206a0bf64a803390&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1495&amp;height=996</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Control of Memphis-Shelby County Schools returns to the local school board as the state takeover faces another court-ordered pause.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2026/10/19/ipec-board-discusses-budget-silent-on-ips-enrollment-and-charter-changes/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-19T21:53:06.486Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/L7D6CDJLSZBN3M4BG2CKRPAKKY.jpg?auth=1f639a5e250a392704f48dabd3a72f098052855184b844f672776af6a90c1fe2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2800&amp;height=1867</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Karega Rausch, the executive director of the Indianapolis Public Education Corporation, speaks on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/10/19/supreme-court-takes-up-magnet-school-admissions-case/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-19T21:53:06.297Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/MS6UFLKM2VFSLG36U5BTCPADXU.jpg?auth=cfdb2c1006c5f8429f68e8d7eee4ba398e6a1508ad1595ba25ce2910fc908e3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Montgomery County Public Schools made changes to the admissions policies for magnet programs at Eastern Middle School and three other schools.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newark/2026/10/19/new-jersey-governor-picks-rutgers-for-youth-social-media-center/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-19T21:51:04.253Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/ZODAQCS6AFCDRBYKVI6RBZGVIU.jpg?auth=3f9f3d3dc36a22e5d4f7dbc05747f35fd362660ae566bc9f8fef4aa782e71d38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced Monday that Rutgers University will lead a new youth social media research center.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/10/19/four-candidates-for-dpscd-school-board-election-have-felony-convictions/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-19T18:45:50.35Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/B7WMAOCAUNHGLBDLP64HJL53JQ.jpg?auth=cbb3dc9f58428babf5938dbd8eca61a94fa718669c08bcd83591a69e90389d06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1666</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chalkbeat and BridgeDetroit searched records for all 34 names that will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot for five seats on the DPSCD school board.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/28/elecciones-junta-educacion-2026-distrito-2b-candidatos-guia-electoral/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-19T16:42:08.752Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/BEFFAKVJV5H63IKYJMIQLXTAT4.png?auth=26f333c9fd6a76d04c87894daae56d4e167e95c84f45b83571db74f7374c4437&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2800&amp;height=1866</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kyna Lenhof (izquierda) y Debby Pope (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/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-2b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-19T16:17:26.107Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/BEFFAKVJV5H63IKYJMIQLXTAT4.png?auth=26f333c9fd6a76d04c87894daae56d4e167e95c84f45b83571db74f7374c4437&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2800&amp;height=1866</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kyna Lenhof (left) and Debby Pope (right) are running to represent District 2b on the Chicago Board of Education.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/10/19/2-k-expansion-bronx-staten-island-22-districts/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-19T15:50:09.443Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/QFCXVISD3RBZXDMXNHGC4FMNY4.jpg?auth=fa64a380747f5cacf8687d53e4457331f91717df40cbb9e6ef926ed6730d7015&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2700&amp;height=1800</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul greet Queens preschool students in May, 2026. The city's free program for two-year-olds is expanding to 12,000 kids next year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/10/19/undocumented-students-face-tuition-and-college-access-hurdles-under-trump/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-19T15:25:19.774Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/IPDAMSYYQRDKBD7M2O67C4F6EI.jpg?auth=bc56094eb8a3b3da68fa8bbb263b5f3e6cf58f40c28e9ee10fc419d82fcedcb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1762</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[College flags on the wall of Milby High School in Houston. Texas is one of several states that has dropped a policy allowing undocumented students to receive in-state tuition at state universities. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/10/19/chicago-school-board-tif-surplus-uncertainty/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-19T11:00:02.043Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/X6MX7HLUVNB73LEEYBCW4W3QDM.jpg?auth=bd06586272e8dbcad49ac877864663fa62d922b19b79728dc2edc42d9267275b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3575&amp;height=2457</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chicago’s mayor annually declares a TIF surplus that helps Chicago Public Schools financially. But it can bring unpredictability to the district’s budgeting process.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2026/10/19/former-county-official-joins-memphis-lift-supporting-state-schools-takeover/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-19T11:00:02.032Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/JWP5UEJADRE6JHVTFVGOL4TU5U.jpg?auth=ff03bc1fd8c4cc371ba09ebfb65eb17af6cfa4367eca1d7ac992fc27133fcdb7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2426&amp;height=1808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former County Commissioner Britney Thornton said she supports the state takeover of MSCS because local leadership has consistently failed students.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>