Make your $2,000 TEFA homeschool award go further

A plain-English guide for Texas homeschool families using Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA): what you can buy, who sells it, and how to plan the year.

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TEFA for homeschoolers, in four facts

Homeschool students receive $2,000 per year for 2026–27. Private-school and disability tiers are larger.Source: Texas Comptroller, June 30, 2026
Funds can only be spent through the TEFA Marketplace run by Odyssey. Purchases made outside the marketplace are not reimbursed.Source: Texas Comptroller, June 30, 2026
Schools, parents and vendors are not charged fees to list, buy or sell through the TEFA Marketplace.Source: Texas Comptroller, June 30, 2026
The state's Provider Finder lists certified providers, but you buy inside Odyssey. A provider can appear in the Finder before its Odyssey listing is ready.Source: Outschool TEFA guide (vendor-published)

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A few vendors to start with

How to read these listings Each listing shows where the TEFA approval claim comes from. "Vendor-reported" means the company says it is approved. Confirm it in the state Provider Finder and in the marketplace before you enroll.

Brightspire Virtual School

Vendor-reported

Online school from the makers of Time4Learning, which names it as an approved TEFA provider. Confirm whether it fits the homeschool track or the private-school track before you choose.

Online school

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CodeHS

Vendor-reported

Online computer science and coding courses. CodeHS says it is an approved vendor on the Odyssey marketplace and publishes buying steps.

Online courses
Computer Science

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Homeschool Da Vinci

Vendor-reported

Homeschool curriculum publisher that says it is a registered Texas ESA vendor on the Odyssey marketplace.

Curriculum

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Learner

Vendor-reported

Online one-on-one tutoring. Learner publishes a guide to paying for its tutoring with Texas ESA funds.

Tutoring

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LittleLit

Vendor-reported

AI-assisted homeschool curriculum. LittleLit describes itself as a WASC-accredited, TEFA-approved K–12 curriculum on the Odyssey marketplace.

Full curriculum
STEM

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Miacademy

Vendor-reported

Online, self-paced homeschool curriculum. Miacademy says it is available through the Odyssey Marketplace.

Full curriculum
Math
Reading & Writing
Science
Social Studies

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