How the money actually flows
Education Freedom Scholarship (EFS) is an ESA program with broad (near-universal) eligibility. Awards are ≈$7,530/student for 2026-27. Payments run through unverified current EFS payment platform (ClassWallet reportedly dropped from the legacy ESA). Confirm the current details on the official program site before acting.
The one step that decides whether you get funded in Tennessee
We read the Tennessee rules and wrote up exactly what gates the money, what the law says word for word, and where founders stall.
Want us to walk the Tennessee approval with you?
We are not selling Tennessee setup right now
Tennessee restricts which schools can participate, and a newly-formed microschool is frequently not eligible. Confirm your eligibility with the state before buying anything from us or anyone else.
Or start free: the Tennessee checklist
Free: the Tennessee microschool starter checklist
Where to begin, what your state requires, and how funding works. No fluff.
Questions founders ask
Do you take a cut of my scholarship money?
No. You pay us once, and never a per-student cut.
Do I have to use a specific curriculum?
No. MicroschoolLaunchKit is the compliance and operations layer — use whatever curriculum or model you want. We handle the paperwork around it, not the teaching.
What exactly is ESA / voucher approval?
Many states let families use public scholarship funds for private-school tuition. Getting approved as a provider/vendor is how that money reaches your school. We walk you through it, state by state.
Do you take a cut of my tuition?
Never. You pay us once. Your tuition is 100% yours — unlike franchise networks that take a fee for every student.
Is this legal advice?
No. We give plain-language guidance and sourced requirements, not legal advice. For legal-sensitive decisions we point you to an education attorney.
Official sources (verify current requirements): www.tn.gov · www.tn.gov