Louisiana families: LA GATOR application in review.
Louisiana's brand-new LA GATOR Scholarship (signed into law 2024, rolling out 2025-26) is the state's biggest school-choice expansion in a generation. Simply Earth's vendor application is in the Year-1 review queue. Join the wait-list — first families notified get 10% off their first ESA-funded order.
Louisiana ESA Budget
Up to ~$5,500 / student / year (Year 1 estimate)
Why we're applying in Louisiana — and why it matters
LA GATOR was Louisiana's biggest expansion of school choice in a generation. Year 1 (2025-26) is rolling out to roughly 5,300 students with ~$5,500 per student. Year 2+ expands eligibility universally. Louisiana families have been writing us asking when they can use GATOR funds for hands-on curriculum — the answer is: as soon as the state's vendor list finalizes. We're in that queue.
Notify me when Louisiana is approved →How Louisiana families use LA GATOR Scholarship for Simply Earth
We submitted in the first vendor cohort
Filed with the Louisiana Department of Education under hands-on science curriculum + lab supplies. Most new programs review Year-1 vendors over 10–14 weeks while staff finalize approval criteria.
While we wait, families on the list get updates
We email wait-list families monthly with the program's progress, what's eligible, what's not, and how to prepare your application for fastest reimbursement.
Day-one access + 10% credit
Once approved, wait-list families get the Louisiana invoice format, a 10% credit on their first ESA-funded order, and priority support for their first ClassWallet-style submission.
What Louisiana families can do today
Free Lesson PDF
Free
One full month of curriculum — Month 2 Soap. Works in any state, no approval required. Try the format with your family while we wait on LA GATOR.
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Recipe Box: Homeschool Edition
$540/year
Subscribe out-of-pocket today. When LA GATOR approves, we'll switch you to GATOR payment and refund the prorated difference.
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Co-op Free Lesson Box
Free for leaders
If you lead a homeschool co-op of 5+ Louisiana families, you can run a free Lesson Box session today — no ESA approval needed.
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Louisiana ESA questions
Year-1 vendor reviews are tracking 10–14 weeks. We submitted in the early cohort and we're tracking the cycle. Wait-list families will be the first to know.
Curriculum and instructional materials (including hands-on science kits), tutoring, testing fees, and approved educational technology. Our Recipe Box fits the curriculum + instructional materials category.
Absolutely. The Recipe Box ($540/year) is available to any family — many Louisiana families pay out-of-pocket because the curriculum saves them hours of prep + supply runs.
If you lead a Louisiana homeschool co-op of 5+ families, apply for our free Co-op Lesson Box today — no ESA approval needed. Once GATOR approves, your co-op families can fund their subscriptions individually.