Texas families: the new ESA covers Simply Earth.
Texas's Education Savings Account launched for the 2025-26 school year with one of the largest per-student budgets in the country. The Science of Formulating Curriculum is approved as instructional materials.
Texas ESA Budget
$10,800 / student / year
How Texas families use Texas Education Savings Account for Simply Earth
Apply for the Texas ESA
Applications open through the Texas Education Agency. The program is new (2025-26 launch) — early applicants typically hear back in 4–8 weeks.
Pick your curriculum
Recipe Box ($540/yr), Maker Kit ($300), or First Lesson Box ($19). Texas's larger ESA budget covers the full Recipe Box with room for math, language arts, and tutoring.
Submit for reimbursement
Texas uses a vendor reimbursement model similar to Arizona's ClassWallet. We send the properly formatted invoice the day you order.
ESA-eligible Simply Earth products for Texas
Recipe Box: Homeschool Edition
$540/year
Full 12-month curriculum — about 5.7% of a typical Texas ESA budget. Leaves significant room for other subjects.
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Maker Kit
$300
Six-week unit study. Pair with another subject's Maker Kit format for a balanced ESA spend.
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Free Lesson
Free
Smallest ESA-eligible purchase. Try the curriculum before allocating funds to the full year.
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Texas ESA questions
Yes — Texas's ESA (launched 2025-26) is a direct-funded education savings account, separate from the older tax credit scholarship programs. Both can fund Simply Earth, but the ESA reimbursement process is more streamlined.
Curriculum with lesson plans, scope & sequence, and assessments — plus supplies that are part of the curriculum (like the lab supplies in our Lesson Boxes).
Yes — each family in your co-op submits their own family's portion. We provide individual invoices for ESA-submitting families inside group purchases.
Texas ESA funds typically must be spent within the school year, though some categories roll over. Check with the Texas Education Agency for current rules.