[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":70},["ShallowReactive",2],{"hs-homeschool\u002Fesa\u002Ftexas":3},{"id":4,"extension":5,"meta":6,"stem":68,"__hash__":69},"homeschool\u002Fhomeschool\u002Fesa\u002Ftexas.yml","yml",{"pageType":7,"title":8,"description":9,"stateName":10,"programName":11,"status":12,"budgetRange":13,"applyUrl":14,"hero":15,"howItWorks":18,"whatYouCanBuy":32,"stateFaq":50,"finalCta":64},"esa-state","Texas ESA — Use Education Savings Account Funds for Simply Earth","Texas homeschool families: use your new Education Savings Account funds for Simply Earth's hands-on science curriculum. ESA-approved for 2025-26.","Texas","Texas Education Savings Account","approved","$10,800 \u002F student \u002F year","https:\u002F\u002Ftea.texas.gov\u002Fesa",{"headline":16,"subhead":17},"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.",{"steps":19},[20,24,28],{"number":21,"title":22,"body":23},"01","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.",{"number":25,"title":26,"body":27},"02","Pick your curriculum","Recipe Box ($540\u002Fyr), 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.",{"number":29,"title":30,"body":31},"03","Submit for reimbursement","Texas uses a vendor reimbursement model similar to Arizona's ClassWallet. We send the properly formatted invoice the day you order.",{"headline":33,"products":34},"ESA-eligible Simply Earth products for Texas",[35,40,45],{"name":36,"price":37,"url":38,"description":39},"Recipe Box: Homeschool Edition","$540\u002Fyear","\u002Fhomeschool\u002Frecipe-box","Full 12-month curriculum — about 5.7% of a typical Texas ESA budget. Leaves significant room for other subjects.",{"name":41,"price":42,"url":43,"description":44},"Maker Kit","$300","\u002Fhomeschool\u002Fmaker-kits","Six-week unit study. Pair with another subject's Maker Kit format for a balanced ESA spend.",{"name":46,"price":47,"url":48,"description":49},"Free Lesson","Free","\u002Fhomeschool\u002Ffree-lesson","Smallest ESA-eligible purchase. Try the curriculum before allocating funds to the full year.",{"items":51},[52,55,58,61],{"q":53,"a":54},"Is Texas's ESA different from existing tax credit scholarships?","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.",{"q":56,"a":57},"What's covered under 'instructional materials' in Texas?","Curriculum with lesson plans, scope & sequence, and assessments — plus supplies that are part of the curriculum (like the lab supplies in our Lesson Boxes).",{"q":59,"a":60},"Can I use ESA funds for the Co-op Learning Kit?","Yes — each family in your co-op submits their own family's portion. We provide individual invoices for ESA-submitting families inside group purchases.",{"q":62,"a":63},"What's the deadline for spending Texas ESA funds?","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.",{"headline":65,"cta":66},"Use your Texas ESA. Get hands-on science.",{"label":67,"url":38},"Start with the Recipe Box","homeschool\u002Fesa\u002Ftexas","7B4Xy9CEbLNsiEpUrgHr1KaaFumqeTEJ7XKOepd6yyA",1783523515180]