Annelise Hanshaw

Legislation filed by Missouri Sen. Ben Brown, a Republican from Washington, would also roll back state oversight. Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern, a Democrat from Kansas City, said she is concerned about “simply not knowing which students are being homeschooled.”

Missouri’s tax-credit-funded scholarship program will gain a new partner in one of the state’s largest public education institutions.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey does not have the legal authority to demand access to patient records at the Washington University Transgender Center, according to a lawsuit filed in St. Louis Circuit Court.

The state board of education tapped the state senator to take over after Margie Vandeven's retirement.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey claims the proposal amounts to religious discrimination. But the state's child welfare agency already supports using preferred pronouns and other resources, even if they don't align with a foster parent's personal beliefs.

As advocates are eager to expand eligibility for use of public funds for private schools, MOScholars participants face months-long waits for tuition aid.

The federal lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri alleges barring gender-affirming care to minors is discriminatory.

Margie Vandeven became the Missouri Commissioner of Education in January 2015, but was briefly ousted by Gov. Eric Greitens before being reinstated. Vandeven led the education department through the coronavirus pandemic and oversaw a transition to a new standardized testing regime.

Some public comments have accused the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education of raising "snowflakes."

Missouri’s proposal to alter the way it sets rates for an at-home disability care program drew concern from the state’s federally-mandated disability-rights organization.

After Missouri's new ban took effect on Aug. 28, MU Health stopped providing gender-affirming care for minors, citing “significant legal liability." Washington University in St. Louis also ceased care for transgender youth, even those who were still eligible under the law.

The Missouri State Board of Education agreed earlier this month that K-12 social-emotional-learning standards are an essential part of the school day. Now, its members are worried politicization of the phrase “social-emotional learning” may complicate the public comment period.