Education Savings Accounts allow parents to withdraw their children from public district or charter schools and receive a deposit of public funds into government-authorized savings accounts with restricted, but multiple, uses.
Those funds — often distributed to families via debit card — can cover private school tuition and fees, online learning programs, private tutoring, community college costs, higher education expenses, and other approved customized learning services and materials.
Some ESAs, but not all, allow students to use their funds to pay for a combination of public school courses and private services.