<?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/indiana/2026/10/28/indianapolis-school-board-elections-crucial-for-closures-money-policymakers/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-28T23:26:06.056Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/7WXTT4AEHVANVDGKY7PVEWXETI.JPG?auth=77e5d6f3a2cdc8806f34598f9173012177cd0bf5939faa6466d52304f4454244&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4884&amp;height=3343</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The administrative building for Indianapolis Public Schools on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. The IPS board election features 15 candidates for five spots.]]></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>2026-10-28T22:50:00.797Z</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/colorado/2026/10/27/denver-superintendent-alex-marrero-2026-performance-evaluation-88-points/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-28T18:11:49.332Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/PNBG4RFESBGXLIZXAWWCRW4IQA.JPG?auth=1f2947afe5c5de55a0be90947e8bc08c3e10e7bd62c519d0b5c8966554f7f6c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero talks with students in August as school board members Xóchitl Gaytán and Marlene De La Rosa listen in. The board approved Marrero's latest performance evaluation Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2026/10/28/memphis-school-board-rehires-custodial-company-flagged-in-state-forensic-audit/</loc><lastmod>2026-10-28T11:00:07.955Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/LD4TOIPOVBAMPL5XMGMMLSKFV4.jpg?auth=19bb2902700c2a96316a705b0db13d2ad99ebcc6f98c80eedb6cba022c1f2e02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=778</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A 2022 MSCS contract with ServiceMaster Clean was flagged by a state forensic audit as potential spending abuse. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>