<?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/detroit/2026/08/27/dpscd-changes-early-sign-out-policy-to-end-learning-disruptions/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T23:32:52.719Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/M4YQ5DV7QJA2XASFPHQJ5GX6AU.JPG?auth=e67a63031c8f7fd9db7b60e6c7a6486187b8b390fa83a9f8c6d737c47f623d28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2500&amp;height=1666</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[DPSCD parents will have to meet with administrators if their child has three or more unexcused absences in a quarter. After six, they will be asked to sign an attendance contract.

]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2026/08/27/ips-reverses-no-zero-grading-policy-for-students/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T23:22:12.706Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/55FVANVDQNCA5B3RKZECIQ766Q.jpg?auth=e1b8ff7ce1ab7d74d71c0a5fab4946af65c15958e0903d604dbcd8651769659c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4283&amp;height=2864</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After roughly six years, IPS changed its grading policy to make it possible for students to receive a zero. However, students have multiple opportunities before that happens. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/08/27/jennifer-custer-drops-out-of-race-for-cps-board-president/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T23:03:30.467Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/55LUPL5CJRCKRJYR3M5DHIB3A4.jpg?auth=be5dfa374265b1a5c2ab6e25615663cb17aac5b9a8e98ee3135a3e5cbdd68cbe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jennifer Custer, an incumbent member of the Chicago Board of Education, dropped out of the race to become the first elected president of the CPS school board. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/08/27/federal-lawsuit-over-transgender-athlete-policies-dismissed/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T22:38:26.261Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/MO6VR4ASRVG63GHURTZPZRKR6E.jpg?auth=6654411079af5968ed305787960c154beb7662fc28eeb7829cbee1d041254538&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2800&amp;height=1867</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A group of Colorado school districts and charter school lost their lawsuit challenging the state's non-discrimination law, specifically protections for transgender people. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/08/26/erboces-homeschool-enrichment-programs-in-limbo/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T22:35:45.386Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/BCV3KVPYZ5A5LGN3BA62AGYZXY.jpg?auth=dcb1da955f8d727bebef7001e853b697726db91b8b25c5c77bc853f4a8394e2c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=919</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Some publicly funded homeschool enrichment programs may not open in Colorado this school year because of strict new rules and the demise of a prolific authorizer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/08/27/chicago-public-schools-board-postpones-chiarts-funding/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T22:12:40.895Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/FR3UDMZETZCC5B7B2F2RI572H4.jpg?auth=64b76d1aeec8b3db5ab4115692d4da70d68235f2a5d8b181a7bf6a2f9e4dd304&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5000&amp;height=3620</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An exterior photo of the Chicago Arts High School in Chicago, Illinois. School board members decided Thursday to put off a vote on a resolution steering extra resources to the school. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/08/27/virtual-school-enrollment-has-surged-since-pandemic-new-federal-data-shows/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T20:29:44.862Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/4Y3KYNTYOBCUXBGU3MNJUG7JUM.jpg?auth=f34a542645c40b78bf08ba04ab51aa7896c4e1865fd1246749b2fb70e03e16fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6720&amp;height=4480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The increase in students in fully virtual public schools reflects families' growing power to opt out of traditional schooling. But research has raised major questions about the quality of online learning.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/08/27/chicago-education-advocates-call-on-pritzker-to-opt-into-federal-tax-credit-scholarship-program/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T20:12:37.152Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/NDPY5TJD4RFBTKDIHERK6NPK6Y.jpg?auth=cc10f1218d186dfcfa998ad74d3811d1a23b2e5eec450bb9da5e6ad6c4d4a69d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=826</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Chicago school board member Angel Gutierrez came out in support of Illinois’ participation at a Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, news conference outside South Loop Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/08/27/mamdani-cancels-adams-laptop-internet-plan-citing-waste/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T17:14:38.495Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/EVQJGZOBLZHDJE3BZ5JL7QZCKE.JPG?auth=163eccfd77a402d57138ee7d20b76c98cc59085bc12809eaa4967fe80910f158&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is canceling a $200 million initiative from his predecessor to equip hundreds of thousands of Chromebook laptops with free internet service.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/08/27/chronic-absenteeism-rate-down-but-still-higher-than-pre-pandemic/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T16:47:18.622Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/JZD4FANBVRAG5A34A24WZZ3AHI.jpg?auth=2b1c377ad215f99068110cd52a8084ced0ccc4e34422525427bc3af1191ac07f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5019&amp;height=3346</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[More than a quarter of Colorado students were chronically absent in 2025-26, according to new state data.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2026/08/27/2026-tcap-school-level-results/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-27T15:21:12.669Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/U6O5GCOH6VDW5CISBZX2PIMY6E.jpg?auth=2a220bc4c33f912db0636bfeb1b918e36cf0264eca9a92f4551771173e8bc150&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5121&amp;height=3417</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Tennessee released its school-level TCAP scores this week from spring 2026 assessments. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>