Annelise Hanshaw
Education Reporter | Missouri IndependentAnnelise Hanshaw writes about education — a beat she has covered on both the West and East Coast while working for daily newspapers in Santa Barbara, California, and Greenwich, Connecticut. A born-and-raised Missourian, she is proud to be back in her home state.
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After a win in the U.S. Supreme Court last year, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is leading a coalition of states challenging the Department of Education’s second attempt at loan forgiveness. The federal program could waive or help with payments for more than 8 million borrowers. -
The Senate gave initial approval to a 153-page education package with 20 of the chamber’s 34 members in support. -
The Missouri-based loan servicing organization pushed back Friday on allegations that it mismanaged a federal aid program, arguing the U.S. Department of Education is partially to blame for complaints included in a recent report. -
The St. Louis-based private university has quadrupled its low-income students since 2013. The school's administrators say their strategies to do so could be applicable nationwide. -
Supporters believe they have momentum, though GOP infighting in the Senate could doom their chances. -
Income and geographic restrictions would be loosened for a tax-credit program that provides scholarships to help pay for private school tuition under a bill debated Wednesday by the Missouri Senate’s education committee. -
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education found little to no learning loss after switch to four-day school week. -
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.
