What Is an ESA?

What Is an ESA?

by | Jan 1, 2023 | ESA

Education Savings/Scholarship Accounts are a method of funding education with government money. Instead of only funding public schools, ESAs would provide funding to private and homeschools. Their passage is a vital means of achieving the global education goals of...
What an ESA Is Not

What an ESA Is Not

by | Jan 1, 2023 | ESA

ESAs have been touted as a conservative issue, but Homeschool Idaho believes that ESAs are anything but conservative. Here are five reasons why ESAs should not be supported by people who consider themselves to be conservative. First, Idaho conservatives have long held...
Do ESA-Enrolled Students Get Cash?

Do ESA-Enrolled Students Get Cash?

by | Jan 1, 2023 | ESA

Homeschooled ESA students are not given cash, but rather access to purchase approved materials from approved providers.  Once the agency approves an application, the state awards the family a digital bank account that can only be used for eligible educational...
What Does School Choice Really Mean?

What Does School Choice Really Mean?

by | Jan 1, 2023 | ESA

You keep using the words ‘school choice.’ I do not think it means what you think it means. Here in Idaho, we already possess a robust right to choose from a wide assortment of education choices for our children. ESA legislation does not provide a single...