After voucher data leak, Missouri treasurer’s office pointed at its contractor

By: Annelise Hanshaw

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: July 27, 2026

Words: 995

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Newly released emails show that when the Missouri State Treasurer’s Office learned in April that spreadsheets on its website unintentionally exposed the names of students receiving private school vouchers, it downplayed the leak to families and drafted a statement blaming its software contractor.

That provider says that is not where the problem started. And the file itself carries markers suggesting it passed through a treasurer’s office employee’s computer before it was published.

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