<?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/newyork/2026/09/24/alan-ong-named-chair-nyc-panel-for-educational-policy/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T22:51:02.849Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/HYHGHG3HPFAQ3IDIT5EJNKCEHE.jpg?auth=c7410ec78cbc1b1fdc8fa71bbc3be47aee64ce2537fdb858ae03fafc38af35d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3423&amp;height=2282</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New York City's Panel for Educational Policy on Nov. 19, 2025. Alan Ong, the panel's new chair, is seated fourth from left.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/09/24/chalkbeat-ideas-roundup-ai-college-nyc-schools/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T22:35:49.3Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/GWWKPCTI2VBXNAXA5MYAQOLKXY.jpg?auth=11c9346710e9a5699fb58804ae75688c9c429562b86d1dcda84d40959e89adde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5205&amp;height=3472</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Equations on blackboard in empty classroom]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2026/09/24/dpscd-school-board-race-candidates-running-for-four-year-and-two-year-terms/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T21:44:57.607Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/B5PCIPMN5JBKJB4SQCEO4YOJSI.JPG?auth=47eb0d4e97003c13026be3dfc431516e56bdc1f08cf9583513b1a21fe1263567&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1300&amp;height=867</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[There are 34 people running for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board. Thirty-one of them are vying for four four-year terms, while three are running for a two-year partial term.
]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/09/24/rap-contest-winner-is-germantown-friends-high-school-student-presh-so-fres/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T20:02:14.192Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/YCPKK5OLBJHCRCB6DLC4H37ECY.jpg?auth=bc9ed954299588b682954df36dba25010125145c776431cca4963476b4fa3af2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1876&amp;height=1307</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Precious Eshiet, a senior at Germantown Friends High School, is the winner of Chalkbeat Philadelphia's first-ever back-to-school rap contest.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/chicago-public-schools-loses-another-11500-students/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T20:02:06.383Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/SRRJCSYRWBBY7GODQ5NR5T2UJ4.jpg?auth=f90e066d1f7f95de2754b79f1ac4dca26d11d0ef748fce00efaa96b30512116d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3987&amp;height=2876</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pre-K students at Johnson Elementary School in North Lawndale make trees using popsicle sticks and leaves as part of a STEAM lesson. Johnson's enrollment remained stable this fall, even as Chicago Public Schools overall lost more than 11,500 students.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/09/24/school-board-delays-sharing-details-about-charter-school-evaluation-overhaul/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T19:03:03.388Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/KZTLMJBE4FEGPM3B3ZWXFNNBDA.jpg?auth=c168c60e62aaded2f021602b3857088ef9c3a5e1738a58656c5da1c1835e610d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1996</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Philadelphia charter school leaders say they’re frustrated with the Board of Education's delays sharing information about a new evaluation framework.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newark/2026/09/23/could-universal-enrollment-for-schools-fix-selective-admissions-process/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T18:06:59.369Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/476DABGAFNGB5G7OM6TJLJQJQA.jpg?auth=7e73c91db588eeba9ce9ed30f6aeb8def140bcda86959a118233ceec5861be06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5760&amp;height=3840</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Newark adopted a universal enrollment system in 2014, but political tensions between district officials and charter schools split the system several years later.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2026/09/23/could-universal-enrollment-for-schools-fix-selective-admissions-process/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T18:06:51.44Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/GW4HCRDO2FHHJEED4OATAL3QTA.jpg?auth=278d96eec3e08dfe552ca5937c5a0c11ff26f1efa932b585690d583b80bd4c24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Parents and students say Philly's selective admissions application process is very complicated and stressful to navigate. Experts think universal enrollment could address that problem, but it's not a cure-all.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/09/23/nyc-high-school-students-graduation-requirements-post-regents-exams/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T17:11:26.628Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/NDMDAQZSLZGUZNDCANOKBWB6LQ.jpg?auth=056f15794fe340fbe6383374eb077054d0d5439f0f4ab09e3192546bb95b9f67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2146</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New York’s Regents exams are set to be phased out as a graduation requirement starting next year. The state’s new assessment system could take years to develop. In the meantime, city students would need to pass their required courses to graduate, officials said this week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/illinois-answers-project-track-whos-donating-to-whom-in-the-2026-chicago-school-board-elections/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T15:55:27.119Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/I524JQSIMFCT5OYRZD7256EEJY.png?auth=f37b297a596d637a9ff694b939327cacb62f26271508eae6877e380eb5a3fa68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1988&amp;height=1222</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Graphic for campaign finance tracker.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/22/chicago-public-schools-board-president-candidate-victor-henderson-defends-discipline/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:12:58.909Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/6WBEYX3PRVALZI3JWHVWVOAFOA.jpg?auth=bcde647f9fb21653e57bc3f998f26aa410cb9543195280e2c7e053302e5ab57c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Attorney Victor Henderson spoke at a Chicago school board president candidate forum at McCutcheon Elementary earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/redirect-2026-school-board-election-page/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T12:10:32.749Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/MFNI3U6ODVDLVDQTIGNJV2DN7E.png?auth=c49f0617d2718eea212b0959867fcb5c5fbbeb53754850db8ef09bdd39ef0834&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A map of Chicago school board electoral districts for the 2026 general election.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-9a-candidate-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:17:00.339Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/NSQSDRC36ZHYRJLVEECOL5YLNE.jpg?auth=624c180801ca571bc0d9c00482b5c19d28dcf140b94a288ca6327007d6caa848&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2872&amp;height=2249</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Brittany Preston, a mother of six, didn't make the ballot two years ago but is now running unopposed to represent District 9a on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/24/school-board-election-2026-district-7b-candidates-voter-guide/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T10:14:00.354Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/FY2KFKKUG5H3BACDNTZZGQHSQQ.png?auth=9b47da1435b2a337721d7db71a25ca9c64b562bb97027a4b782b5705b93c996a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1600&amp;height=1066</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Erika Diaz Chavez and Yesenia Lopez are running to represent District 7b on the Chicago Board of Education. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/23/jessica-biggs-firing-shadows-cps-school-board-president-race/</loc><lastmod>2026-09-24T02:23:14.983Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/DEJ2AIVGGBC5JGKJ7RL2POA6YQ.jpg?auth=6c904197b0362011521ef355338af9b0c56df81947469811b25dfd725d9f708b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3500&amp;height=2334</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jessica Biggs spoke with voters outside Mollison Elementary on Election Day in 2024, when she first won election to the school board.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>