Alaska ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
Correspondence study programs and student allotments: what taking the money does to your homeschool status, then the amount, who can apply, what it buys and how vendors are approved.
This is general information, not legal advice; check your state's own page. Laws change, and Alaska's own statute and education department are the final word. The links below go straight to them.
Deadlines, forms and amounts checked on against the sources linked on this page.
What taking the money does to your homeschool status
A program exists, and taking the money changes your homeschool status. A correspondence program is a public school option, not homeschooling; the Department of Law says correspondence schools are public schools. Your child has an individual learning plan each year with a certificated teacher, you sign an agreement with that teacher, and your child takes the statewide assessments.
Source: Alaska Department of Education: letter on correspondence allotments with the Department of Law's opinion, July 25, 2022 (PDF); Alaska Statutes 14.03.300 to 14.03.330 Correspondence programs and allotments (legislature); Alaska Department of Education: correspondence program regulations (PDF)
- How much
- Set by each program. The law says a district or the department may provide an annual allotment and names no amount.Source: Alaska Statutes 14.03.300 to 14.03.330 Correspondence programs and allotments (legislature)
- Who can apply
- Students enrolled in a district or state correspondence program. A district's program must take enrollment all year (a charter program may limit it). Homeschooling without a district has no allotment.Source: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development: Correspondence Schools; Alaska Department of Education: correspondence program regulations (PDF)
- What it can pay for
- Textbooks, curriculum materials, school supplies, tutoring, athletic equipment and technology the certificated teacher approves for the learning plan. Not services from a family member, and not full-time private school tuition.Source: Alaska Department of Education: correspondence program regulations (PDF); Alaska Statutes 14.03.300 to 14.03.330 Correspondence programs and allotments (legislature)
- How vendors and providers are approved
- Each district approves the vendors and every expense under its written standards.Source: Alaska Department of Education: letter on correspondence allotments with the Department of Law's opinion, July 25, 2022 (PDF); Alaska Department of Education: correspondence program regulations (PDF)
- How and when to apply
- Enroll with a district or statewide correspondence program; district programs take enrollment all year.Source: Alaska Department of Education: correspondence program regulations (PDF)
- Court cases
- A superior court struck down the allotment statutes in April 2024, and the Alaska Supreme Court reversed that ruling in June 2024. The Attorney General's report says a future challenge to a specific use must be brought against the district that approved it.Source: Alaska State Board of Education: Attorney General's litigation report, February 2025 (PDF)
The program's own page: Correspondence study programs and student allotments. Programs change their amounts, dates and rules every year, so read the current handbook before you apply or spend.
Before you decide
- Read what the money changes first. In some states taking it means you are no longer homeschooling under the homeschool law, and the program's own rules (an agreement, tests, a learning plan) apply instead.
- Keep every receipt and the program's approval emails; programs ask for them.
- Peabody Teach is free and sells nothing, so it is not a vendor in any program and has no stake in what you buy. There are no affiliate links on this page.
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Where this comes from
- Alaska Statutes 14.30.010 When attendance compulsory (legislature) (the law)
- Alaska Statutes 14.03.095 Part-time school attendance (legislature) (the law)
- Alaska Statutes 14.03.300 to 14.03.330 Correspondence programs and allotments (legislature) (the law)
- Alaska Department of Education and Early Development: Correspondence Schools (state agency)
- Alaska Department of Education: correspondence program regulations (PDF) (state agency)
- Alaska Department of Education: letter on correspondence allotments with the Department of Law's opinion, July 25, 2022 (PDF) (state agency)
- Alaska State Board of Education: Attorney General's litigation report, February 2025 (PDF) (state agency)
- Alaska Department of Law: Supreme Court reverses correspondence ruling (June 28, 2024) (state agency)
Checked on October 29, 2026. This is general information, not legal advice. Laws and forms change; confirm a date with your school district or the state agency before you rely on it. For legal advice, ask a lawyer licensed in Alaska; homeschool legal-help organizations and your state's homeschool groups can also point you to help. Something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.