Missouri private school voucher data exposure sparks fight over MOScholars accountability

By: Annelise Hanshaw

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: April 27, 2026

Words: 997

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The accidental exposure of student information from Missouri’s MOScholars program has reopened a broader fight over how much scrutiny the state’s private school voucher program should face.

After The Independent reported last week that student names, schools and parent email addresses were accessible through the underlying data of a spreadsheet posted by the Missouri State Treasurer’s Office, Democratic lawmakers called for pausing new enrollments until a security review is completed and urged the Joint …

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