<?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/2026/11/03/colorado-amendment-87-tax-rate-change-2026-election-results/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-03T23:33:55.906Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/RFSDYWIPSNAJRPORWDVXXRLJ6E.JPG?auth=cb187bad4403b24b460792baf53d5770562c46a4c630104702204dcfd0fa86b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1786</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Amendment 87 aims to move Colorado from a flat tax rate to a graduated tax rate. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/11/03/2026-dpscd-school-board-election-results/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-03T23:16:16.73Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/JNHYHQ7OIBDQXK7JZ4BWP2BYLI.jpg?auth=56b26da2f58d9bbc8e5c22a1e49662e38bbccdf5d195d2c0cad042a0e44f8700&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4125&amp;height=2750</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Five seats on the Detroit Public Schools Community District’s seven-member board are up for election Tuesday. Voters will elect a new majority to govern Michigan’s largest school district.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/11/03/st-mary-catholic-parish-v-roy-supreme-court-oral-arguments/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-03T22:57:38.835Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/S654IN23U5EHNMLQCGT4HSABVE.jpg?auth=9c41afc5810a86ac833831cf50a85c78fba5641b52bf0cdf0751ed770d64110c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5351&amp;height=3539</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Supreme Court's decision in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy is expected by the end of June. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/11/03/colorado-prop-134-voting-results-elections-2026/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-03T22:42:56.226Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/C5LHNJUBYZDZZP6S52MN7NVBIE.jpg?auth=fc0f3146a2f4f4abd87f175c324cee694039d8bdd44aac89df63bffb3a1cf95e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4914&amp;height=1844</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Colorado voters will decide whether to bar transgender students in kindergarten through college from school sports teams that match their gender identity.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/11/03/colorado-proposition-nn-2026-election-night-results/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-03T21:28:59.336Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/AWW55YVKHZE75BDIUY5SIFIWPE.JPG?auth=f4ce90bc7ab879e858320fff3dae36bca06ae1c15791293c7f5de3031c646c39&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1332</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Proposition NN asks voters to approve new funding for K-12 schools, but taxpayers would need to forgo a portion of their annual tax refunds.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/11/03/2026-university-of-colorado-board-of-regents-election-results/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-03T21:28:31.095Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/3VDE3T3BZ5ER5G6UUW7IDFVL6Q.jpg?auth=a5ca9f51660215d05f0afcbfce5c9e69733dafa7cdfd6b8472fcdd250b3ed1b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3347&amp;height=2282</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Three seats are up for election on the University of Colorado Board of Regents.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/11/03/google-pushes-gemini-guided-learning-amid-ai-backlash/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-03T19:27:59.264Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/IDWGZ65IF5DD5BQJILLCD5Q5MM.jpg?auth=30551b7a9feec6e1a0a372e924f4ef07420ddaf9fce8788c022cbd0a1468851d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5040&amp;height=3360</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chromebooks lie open after being cleaned in preparation for the start of school. Google says that its Google Classroom platform is used by 150 million students and teachers worldwide.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/11/03/election-results-colorado-state-board-of-education-2026/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-03T18:32:31.988Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/XWRPCBPYOBAPDAUARPX4SZLJBQ.JPG?auth=a6a6b36930d3418e51b947b950d96b5306ac9fbacf1b4b23975346d5dbe00fa2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500&amp;height=1000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The State Board of Education sets standards for what students should learn and what schools should teach, among other duties. Three seats on the partisan board are up for election on Nov. 3.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/11/03/election-results-jeffco-schools-ballot-issue-5a-5b-mill-levy-override/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-03T17:35:07.354Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/OCD7F3BBGRG4HN4VWUFXIC25VU.jpg?auth=d6d3af0a5796920430ff4e6a8eef7eb6315fec41f4d71b082ba8f6143182d00a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7887&amp;height=5504</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Second graders start their day at Deane Elementary School in Lakewood in August 2022. Part of the revenue from a pair of mill levy overrides on the Nov. 3 ballot to benefit Jeffco Public Schools would go toward teacher pay increases.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/11/03/election-results-denver-public-schools-4a-mill-levy-override-2026/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-03T17:34:46.386Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/F267CH7B4RFM3ABQRBY7PDXI54.JPG?auth=5405abc53a319b1826544154aec926de5b75378b4211beefb8112f1ee7303825&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2334&amp;height=1751</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A family arrives at Charles M. Schenck Community School for the first day of school in August. A mill levy override on the Nov. 3 ballot to benefit Denver Public Schools would raise $44 million, including for employee pay increases.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/11/03/election-2026-chicago-school-board-results/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-03T17:30:00.484Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/P73S6DJCGJDOPJSJNG3LICK5CI.jpg?auth=e59af1519014b0e5721ef171e1c6c4009e18d4162c3abe88227879631b634193&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4071&amp;height=3053</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chicago 2026 primary voting materials. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/10/30/nyc-mamdani-samuels-plan-for-small-schools-crisis-mergers-closures/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-03T14:40:27.489Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/YAW3HSV7FRHPHEPQJY2TYF2QM4.jpg?auth=dc775c10583685bf461af089bb809af762662645b6e1af3e935ddd5b7243cf1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3648&amp;height=2432</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Mayor Zohran Mamdani and schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels tour a Brooklyn school where Samuels oversaw a merger. As New York City faces a growing number of underenrolled schools, some education leaders say mergers and closures should be a critical piece of Mamdani's schools agenda.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/22/nyc-refuses-to-close-small-high-school-amid-declining-enrollment-high-costs/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-03T14:39:47.447Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/7ORCAYSYTRBWHKXR6NFCS4TISA.jpg?auth=d061dc33b5987dde54ca27e7712b7815a47d2878ec8993722d3c192679865f72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2667&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Murry Bergtraum High School Campus in lower Manhattan, once home to a single school with roughly 3,000 students, now houses four schools. Its original school has shrunk to around 90 students.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/11/03/iowa-oregon-governor-races-education-2026/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-03T10:34:21.192Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/S3DULPI4OJBYFLBLIFFYNRLNMU.jpg?auth=3a6d04d0c740bf90f104fe60ff33b893d8cee5fd6ea4c6a4cc0250f23f728398&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2800&amp;height=1881</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Left, Oregon Republican gubernatorial candidate, State Sen. Christine Drazan listens to a speaker with her supporters during a campaign rally in Beaverton, Oregon. 

Right, Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate, State Auditor Rob Sand greets guests during a campaign stop at the state Education Association  in Des Moines, Iowa.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/11/03/governor-jared-polis-releases-his-final-budget-proposal/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-03T02:15:17.309Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/RQ5FSRXSWJFEXA4ISTBB4FHBGI.jpg?auth=39aecd4348c0ce930353650f49b2b536b7bc77f554f02f624d4b0d43dc91a7f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1235&amp;height=839</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Jared Polis presented his eighth and final budget proposal at the Colorado Capitol on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, in Denver.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/11/02/cps-school-board-candidates-chicago-pizza-preferences/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-03T00:40:20.62Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/YYV5OE5SSVCUJFJTF5PZJ2U2ZI.png?auth=513f6b212622796b82eda609203079269197f39c010c1140ad5d5b0d9bd7a256&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2399</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chalkbeat asked all of the Chicago school board candidates what their go-to spot for pizza is, as well as their typical order.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/11/03/colorado-to-shorten-cmas-standardized-testing-time-math-and-science/</loc><lastmod>2026-11-03T00:12:07.306Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/3NQBEE5JXJHDFM5WURJHNJDKKA.jpg?auth=96675b9e4f5813ddcb9be2a6a5b46b08e96782be1159bf2da7e54cba7f956516&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5183&amp;height=3457</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Colorado's state math and science tests won’t get shorter, but the time window will. State officials pointed to data showing most students don’t use all of the allotted time.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>