<?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/chicago/2026/10/22/school-board-adopts-new-contract-for-lunchroom-workers/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-22T22:55:13.259Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/C5FIYQUTUZCOXE4QHWEOHH4CF4.jpg?auth=f1e6c835f53d6d20ebbfb8d43fbf70b35bf70bf18ecd001d5a5b4e9fa32e54ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=870</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lunch workers protested in April after stalled contract negotiations with Chicago Public Schools. The Chicago Board of Education approved a new contract with the union.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/10/22/aurora-college-president-mordecai-brownlee-walk-raises-money-for-students/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-22T22:45:11.049Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/6FHK7JZUINH5TOXSY73HHEVEHA.jpg?auth=73f83f313a6b8a4bdf744f20a33e5d316a39433abcf8d53519bba78423f90977&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1442&amp;height=1014</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Outgoing Community College of Aurora President Mordecai Brownlee walks a stretch of the 71-mile High Line Canal at James A. Bible Park on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026 in Denver, Colorado.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/10/22/imprimible-zine-sobre-elecciones-de-junta-escolar-chicago-para-estudiantes/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-22T21:30:33.534Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/4OBPDR3AXRARLMKLC3O5QSIEKE.jpg?auth=13baaf52adc582671ce01ddb72e6e59d0e50ed665ee7167a96dc644fbb131cee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3740&amp;height=2543</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chalkbeat Chicago, en colaboración con la artista local Kelly Wang, creó zines para enseñar a estudiantes de las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago sobre su junta escolar local y cómo involucrarse. (Makiya Seminera/Chalkbeat)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newark/2026/10/22/new-jersey-school-segregation-lawsuit-returns-to-court/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-22T21:05:35.943Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/PT45TU5SZ5AM7E3FII3ENSDCRA.jpg?auth=5f6cd0fa3b40d0fb7f21b61233e361e46350403896d8834b8a5b8886591f1edb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3769&amp;height=2616</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A New Jersey appeals court heard arguments Thursday at the Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton over whether enrollment data establishes unconstitutional school segregation.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/10/22/closure-proposal-harlem-high-school-amid-enrollment-decline/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-22T20:58:19.048Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/32ANIS5UONDWBI3HC3KOOF6CQI.jpg?auth=06cb640f7f39b452aa31844321c318f03a08d837269f43006361c44b799a2a05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NYC schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels at a Juneteenth event in 2026. Samuels has said that tackling small schools is a priority.]]></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>2026-10-22T19:50:06.39Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/4UHT7B4UIVD5FLUXTRX3GIFOEM.png?auth=491dad10c7a468e4874aa9b0eee024de4ccb97052e0fb36b09da2fdd9c8ab463&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3400&amp;height=2265</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Three candidates are competing to be Chicago's first elected school board president. From left: Hilario Dominguez, Jessica Biggs and Victor Henderson.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/10/22/district-revamps-social-studies-curriculum-amid-congress-antisemitism-probe/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-22T18:32:30.714Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/KS4MMXOD6VE5ZNTGKWPTH26MXU.jpg?auth=e1139649ff36b0e9338e55ebe747034eecae7034baed284e9c581ee21a95f922&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2664&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A congressional committee has said the Philadelphia school district’s curriculum is training students to be “far-left activists.” The district now plans to overhaul some teaching materials.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/10/22/supreme-court-to-rule-religious-schools-can-get-public-money-discriminate/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-22T18:03:47.994Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/4NXLULQWA5BWBMUFMIB3A4GPMA.jpg?auth=e3191f9036b51bf1af28a4674ab0729fd13624383fc4e130553d8f42c410dbd3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear oral arguments in a case brought by Catholic preschools over non-discrimination rules in Colorado's state-funded preschool program.]]></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>2026-10-22T15:49:01.972Z</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/2026/10/22/trump-official-arielle-roth-comparison-edtech-tobacco/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-22T15:46:10.381Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/PZOW7ISZJZDU5DHHB6QIBA4X5A.jpg?auth=a2e490283cc9e7a1ca1acb0a11f17bc0297242d9771dfc469967e5a1aa2993da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8330&amp;height=5553</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth testifies during a U.S. House hearing on June 30, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/10/21/can-michigan-replicate-literacy-success-of-states-like-mississippi/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-22T15:31:41.599Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/L7TRECGOZJGUTBQYI4MBWI2LX4.JPG?auth=da462cbe25f272a00ed11779da2fdb6be28ade88de1aa23c3e91373ee5eb1cbe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1666</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Educational materials are seen inside the classroom of Mary Craite in Riverside Elementary School in Waterford Township. The district has made big investments in improving literacy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/10/22/pennsylvania-act-1-law-failing-formerly-incarcerated-students/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-22T14:14:22.452Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/HSHTRJ4PZRDTZKNQJ75IDPMHP4.JPG?auth=11ab196d48a61f033b5ce3a23694efab41086793d3c57c0d2d57c6cdb53f8f40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Aqilah David fought to get Act 1 of 2022 passed in Pennsylvania when she was a teen. Now 26, she works with multiple organizations to help formerly incarcerated youth.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>