Herzog didn’t join defense of Vivek Malek’s oversight of Missouri voucher program

By: Annelise Hanshaw

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: June 1, 2026

Words: 1,170

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Missouri Treasurer Vivek Malek’s office made a last-minute push in the closing hours of the legislative session to stop lawmakers from moving the state’s private school voucher program to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

But the largest scholarship-granting organization in the program did not join the public show of support.

With just a day left in session last month, the treasurer’s office asked the educational assistance organizations that administer MOScholars scholarships to …

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