Use Your Texas ESA for AI Tutoring

TEFA (Texas Education Freedom Accounts) is the new flagship program at approximately $10,474 per student (up to $30,000 for students with disabilities, $2,000 for homeschoolers). PDSES is a one-time $1,500 grant for public school students with an IEP.

PDSES funds can be used only with approved providers. Families can request help getting a provider approved and added to the platform. Tell us you have PDSES and we will help initiate that process.

The TEFA application lottery runs February through March each year. Initial funds reached nearly 73,000 students on July 1, 2026, and the program crossed 100,000 funded students on August 13.

Read the full Texas ESA guide

Where Aristotle supports Direct Pay, no: your ESA pays Aristotle directly through the program portal. Other programs use reimbursement, meaning you pay first and submit documentation for approval. We will confirm which method applies before you enroll.

Everything your program requires: itemized invoices with the student's name, service dates, and subjects covered. We also provide progress reports and vendor approval documentation on request.

Each student's ESA funds are separate, so each student requires an individual invoice. We prepare these automatically when you sign up.

Answer apps hand your child the solution and forget them when the chat ends. Aristotle teaches the way expert tutors do: it asks your child to explain their thinking, finds the misconception underneath a wrong answer, and guides them with questions until they solve it themselves. It remembers what your child has mastered and plans what to teach next.

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