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Education Savings Account Pilot Program
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Standard Award Range
🛒 What You Can Buy with ESA Funds
Private school tuition and fees, textbooks, tutoring, educational therapies, transportation, required uniforms, fees for standardized tests
📊 Academic Requirements
State testing required
Annual assessment results, quarterly expense reporting
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Individualized Education Account (IEA)
Tennessee IEA provides education savings accounts for students with disabilities. Funds can be used for private school tuition, therapies, curriculum, tutoring, and other special education services.
💰 Award Amounts & Funding
Standard Award Range
Special Needs Award
✅ Eligibility Requirements
Must have active Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 plan. Tennessee resident. Must have attended Tennessee public school for at least one full school year or be entering kindergarten.
🛒 What You Can Buy with ESA Funds
Private school tuition, specialized therapies (speech, occupational, physical, behavioral), tutoring, curriculum, educational technology, assistive technology, transportation to educational services, and other approved special education expenses.
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Hope Scholarship
Tennessee Hope Scholarship provides ESAs to students who experienced bullying, harassment, or threats in public school. Funds can be used for private school or educational services.
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✅ Eligibility Requirements
Must have experienced bullying, harassment, threats, or assault in Tennessee public school. Requires documented incident report filed with LEA. Tennessee resident.
🛒 What You Can Buy with ESA Funds
Private school tuition, tutoring, curriculum, educational therapies, online learning programs, and other approved educational expenses.
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Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Act
New universal ESA program launching 2025-26 school year. Will provide education savings accounts to Tennessee families for private school tuition and educational expenses.
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Standard Award Range
✅ Eligibility Requirements
Phase 1 (2025-26): Income-based at 300% FPL or students in priority schools. Phase 2: Expanding eligibility. Tennessee resident.
🛒 What You Can Buy with ESA Funds
Private school tuition, tutoring, curriculum, educational therapies, testing fees, online programs, dual enrollment, and other approved educational expenses.