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State Treasurer Vivek Malek speaks about the MOScholars program during a rally in the Missouri State Capitol Feb. 26, 2025 (Annelise Hanshaw\/Missouri Independent).<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Missouri State Treasurer\u2019s Office inadvertently posted a directory of students enrolled in the state\u2019s private school voucher program on its website for almost a year, even as it repeatedly denied lawmakers\u2019 requests for the same information.<\/span><\/p>\n

The data, which covered the first three years of the MOScholars program, included students\u2019 names, their parents\u2019 email addresses, scholarship funding amounts and the schools they attend. After being notified by The Independent last week, the treasurer\u2019s office removed the records from its website, which date back to at least May 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n

The office confirmed in a statement to The Independent Monday that a spreadsheet on its website \u201ccould be manipulated\u201d to reveal what it described as \u201cdirectory information.\u201d This data is \u201cnot generally considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed,\u201d the office told The Independent in an emailed statement.<\/span><\/p>\n

The treasurer\u2019s office has long maintained that the data is not public and may be withheld under the Missouri Sunshine Law.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Organizations facilitating MOScholars scholarships) and families can be confident that the office takes data protection seriously as part of its ongoing efforts to responsibly administer a growing statewide program and will continue to ensure that all sensitive data remains adequately protected,\u201d it said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The disclosure raises fresh questions about how State Treasurer Vivek Malek\u2019s office is managing MOScholars, a politically divisive program that now receives $50 million in state funding.<\/span><\/p>\n

The records were contained in a file posted on the treasurer\u2019s website that included embedded data making the student information accessible. The <\/span>law governing MOScholars<\/span><\/a> requires annual public reporting on certain aspects of the program but says that \u201cno personally identifiable information of any student\u201d may be posted on the treasurer\u2019s website.<\/span><\/p>\n

State Sen. Rick Brattin, a Republican from Harrisonville and chairman of the Senate Education Committee, called the incident a \u201cmassive oversight.\u201d But he stopped short of blaming Malek, who <\/span>endorsed Brattin\u2019s congressional campaign<\/span><\/a> in March.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI truly like Vivek. He\u2019s doing a great job for all the tasks that he does have to do,\u201d Brattin told The Independent. \u201cBut I do know people are human, and they do screw up, too. But at the same time, regardless of screw ups, we need to make sure that all these things are buttoned down.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Senate Minority Leader Doug Beck, a Democrat from Affton and frequent critic of the MOScholars program, told The Independent he has asked for a directory of participants but has been repeatedly denied. The treasurer\u2019s office accidentally publishing the data, he said, is part of a pattern of \u201cincompetence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI personally don\u2019t think (the program) should be in the treasurer\u2019s office,\u201d he said. \u201cAs we\u2019ve seen, I don\u2019t think they\u2019re capable of running this program.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This is not the first time information related to MOScholars has been posted online and later been removed. In 2024, The Independent published <\/span>a story identifying top donors<\/span><\/a> to the program using public data on <\/span>Missouri\u2019s transparency portal<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The treasurer\u2019s office did not know the information was online and <\/span>wiped it from the state-run website<\/span><\/a> in a matter of days. Jackson Bailey, the treasurer\u2019s chief of staff, called the 2024 incident a \u201cclerical error.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Last year, the <\/span>state auditor\u2019s office reported<\/span><\/a> that the treasurer had failed to conduct annual audits of MOScholars, which is required by state law. Additionally, the audit found the treasurer\u2019s office did not have procedures to \u201cadequately review or monitor annual reports\u201d from the organizations that administer the scholarships.<\/span><\/p>\n

Malek acknowledged the faults in his response to the audit, saying that the office\u2019s director of programs will improve oversight of the reports from educational assistance organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sen. Doug Beck questions State Treasurer Vivek Malek during a Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee hearing Jan. 10, 2024 (Annelise Hanshaw\/Missouri Independent).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To Beck, it makes sense not to publish the information publicly on a state website. But he thinks it should be available if someone makes a request under Missouri\u2019s open records law.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen somebody receives taxpayer money,\u201d Beck said, \u201cthere should be some sort of accountability there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He has <\/span>publicly fought<\/span><\/a> with the treasurer\u2019s office over access to records in an effort to determine whether the MOScholars program is serving low-income families or whether, as he puts it, \u201cloopholes\u201d have allowed wealthier families to benefit from state support.<\/span><\/p>\n

MOScholars has been a point of contention since it was created in 2021, first using a tax-credit model that allowed donors to deduct contributions from their tax liabilities. In 2025, lawmakers voted to infuse the program with $50 million of general revenue, allowing it to triple in size.<\/span><\/p>\n

To account for this growth, Malek asked for four additional full-time staff members to help administer the MOScholars program in his proposed budget for the next fiscal year.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWithout this request, (the MOScholars Program) will lack adequate staffing to manage program growth and ensure statutory compliance,\u201d Malek\u2019s <\/span>budget request<\/span><\/a> says.<\/span><\/p>\n

The General Assembly has not yet finalized the state budget, however the House has voted to authorize the treasurer to hire four additional employees.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brattin, who has been an outspoken advocate for shrinking state government and cutting what he calls bureaucratic \u201cbloat,\u201d said he would support adding staff if it is necessary for the office to properly run the program.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe public has an expectation that these offices are able and capable to fulfill their duties,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ll absolutely always defend making sure these offices can operate and have the staff necessary to do so.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This summer, the office is expected to expand its MOScholars reports to include data on student achievement and parent satisfaction, as required by <\/span>state law<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Compiling this data is complex, the office said in its emailed statement, because MOScholars students have the option to take dozens of nationally normed assessments to meet the testing requirement. In 2024, the treasurer\u2019s then-communications director, Kern Chhikara, told The Independent that the office needed additional staffers to create the report.<\/span><\/p>\n

The issues have since been resolved, with St. Louis University\u2019s PRiME Center hired to help aggregate the data, and the office has since hired staff \u201cwith expertise in early childhood education, special education and public financial management.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the performance report itself is produced by the PRiME Center,\u201d the statement says. \u201cThe office is confident it has sufficient internal capacity to oversee the process, review the results and ensure compliance with statutory requirements.\u201d<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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