The short answer
Strong for curriculum, tutoring, supplies, testing, and disability-related services. Treat enrichment, equipment, and unconventional materials as documentation-heavy rather than automatically approved.
Popular · FY2026 Q1
What Arizona families actually bought
Share of approved Marketplace spending reported by the Arizona Department of Education for FY2026 Q1. This measures spending, not product quality, and excludes purchases that were not captured in this Marketplace breakdown.
Before you shop
How the program works
Empowerment Scholarship Account
Official site ↗- Type
- Education savings account
- Administrator
- Arizona Department of Education
- Platform
- ClassWallet
- Award
- Award varies by student eligibility and grade.
- Homeschool access
- Yes. Participating families educate outside the public-school system under ESA rules.
- How purchases work
- Buy an allowed item through the program workflow. Unusual items may require a curriculum, lesson plan, or course-of-study connection.
- The full Arizona ClassWallet vendor catalog is login-gated.
- A reasonable educational purpose does not guarantee approval of a general-purpose item.
By category
What the money can buy
“Conditional” means caps, credentials, documentation, spending order, or exact-offering approval matters.
Clearly allowed4
Private school, microschool & program tuitionAllowed
Private-school tuition and qualifying education-provider fees are core uses.
Examples: private school tuition, qualifying education provider.
Curriculum, textbooks & booksAllowed
Curriculum, textbooks, workbooks, and instructional materials are eligible.
Examples: boxed curriculum, textbooks, workbooks.
Tutoring, teaching & live classesAllowed
Tutoring and teaching services are eligible when the provider and service meet program rules.
Examples: subject tutoring, contracted instruction.
Testing, assessment & exam preparationAllowed
Academic assessments and evaluations are eligible uses.
Examples: achievement testing, educational evaluation.
Allowed with conditions8
Online learning, software & subscriptionsConditional
Online curriculum and educational software can qualify when clearly tied to instruction.
Examples: online courses, educational apps.
- The exact vendor or offering must be payable through the Arizona ESA workflow.
Therapies & special-needs servicesConditional
Students with qualifying disabilities can use funds for licensed therapies and specialized services.
Examples: speech therapy, occupational therapy, behavioral services.
- Disability eligibility and provider credentials may be required.
Computers, technology & internetConditional
Technology and assistive devices can qualify when educationally necessary and properly documented.
Examples: computer, assistive technology.
- General-purpose or unusual devices may need curriculum or disability documentation.
Career, trade & life-skills educationConditional
Vocational, life-skills, and career education is specifically available for some eligible students.
Examples: vocational education, life-skills training.
- Some uses are tied to disability eligibility.
Art, music & creative learningConditional
Arts and music expenses may qualify as curriculum, lessons, or instructional materials.
Examples: music curriculum, art supplies.
- Document the course or curriculum connection.
Sports, physical education & movementConditional
Physical education may qualify when structured as a course of study.
Examples: PE curriculum, instructional sports program.
- Recreation alone is not enough; show the instructional purpose.
Supplies, equipment & educational kitsConditional
Instructional supplies and educational kits are commonly eligible when tied to a curriculum or course of study.
Examples: science kit, math manipulatives, school supplies.
- Unusual items require a clear educational rationale.
Planning, portfolios & recordkeepingConditional
Planning or recordkeeping tools may qualify if they are instructional or required to administer the student's education.
Examples: gradebook, homeschool planner.
- Confirm general-purpose productivity tools before purchase.
Not clear in public guidance5
College, dual enrollment & postsecondary studyNeeds confirmation
The official sources reviewed do not clearly authorize this category. Ask the program before buying.
- Do not treat a plausible educational use as approval.
Camps, summer & after-school programsNeeds confirmation
The official sources reviewed do not clearly authorize this category. Ask the program before buying.
- Do not treat a plausible educational use as approval.
TransportationNeeds confirmation
The official sources reviewed do not clearly authorize this category. Ask the program before buying.
- Do not treat a plausible educational use as approval.
School uniformsNeeds confirmation
The official sources reviewed do not clearly authorize this category. Ask the program before buying.
- Do not treat a plausible educational use as approval.
Field trips, museums & educational membershipsNeeds confirmation
The official sources reviewed do not clearly authorize this category. Ask the program before buying.
- Do not treat a plausible educational use as approval.
At checkout
Rules worth remembering
- 01
A vendor being in ClassWallet nationally does not prove it is approved for Arizona.
- 02
Keep the curriculum, lesson plan, or course-of-study document for anything that is not obviously instructional.
- 03
Provider approval and item approval are separate decisions.
Product evidence
Products connected to Arizona
These are provider-level signals, not blanket permission for every package or SKU.
Claims made by vendors
Useful leads, but not official state confirmation.
bina schoollive global online primary and middle schoolVendor claim only
BookSharkfull boxed curriculumVendor claim only
Guide Dotsguided drawing kits and video art lessonsVendor claim only
Homeschool Art Boxartist-study and art-project subscription boxesVendor claim only
Learn How to Sign At Homevideo-based family ASL curriculumVendor claim only
Outschoollive online class marketplaceVendor claim only
PenguinLearnlive small-group coding marketplaceVendor claim only
Sonlightfull boxed curriculumVendor claim only
Time4Learningfull online curriculumVendor claim onlyEvidence trail
Official sources used
All rules on this page were checked September 1, 2026.