Arkansas Education Freedom Accounts are managed by ClassWallet. For information on how to purchase classes with ClassWallet, click here.
Learning Passports purchased through Student First Technologies in 2024 will continue to be accessible for families. The information below is for families who are using their remaining Outschool cash to purchase enrollments.
Overview
Education Spending Accounts or Microgrants (ESAs) allow eligible families to use state-provided funds for educational opportunities such as educational therapies, tutoring, and more. Eligible Arkansas families can now shop for Learning Passports on your state’s Student First Technologies marketplace. This article will cover frequently asked questions and answers for prospective ESA and microgrant families.
What is a Learning Passport?
A Learning Passport allows parents access to view Outschool’s complete catalog of online academic, enrichment, and tutoring classes. The purchase of a Learning Passport adds the specified amount of Outschool Cash to the purchaser’s Outschool balance to use toward purchasing Outschool classes.
How do I purchase a Learning Passport with my Education Freedom Accounts funds?
Learning Passport can no longer be purchased through the Student First Technologies platform. For more information on how to use ClassWallet to enroll in Outschool classes, click here.
How can I use my Outschool Cash to purchase classes on Outschool?
Parents can then use their Outschool Cash to purchase a single class, or they can add classes to their Learning Planner and purchase multiple classes with one order.
You can then access the class at start time through your Outschool account as usual.
Why do I need to input my credit card when I have a balance to cover the cost of a class?
You’ll be asked to enter your credit card information for the limited purpose of providing identity verification. In other words, your use of a credit card serves as proof that you are the learner’s parent or guardian. We will not charge your credit card until your purchases exceed the amount of applied pricing offers.
How do refunds work when I purchase classes with Outschool Cash?
When you receive a refund from Outschool for a class purchased with Outschool Cash, you’ll receive a confirmation email immediately, and the refunded amount will be returned in its original Outschool Cash to your Outschool balance.
You can view your balance at any time from your Outschool account or your account transactions page.
How do classes with recurring weekly payments work with Outschool Cash?
When you click the subscribe button for a recurring weekly class, select weekly payments for fixed-length classes, or enroll in tutoring, the weekly payment will be automatically deducted from your Outschool balance.
If there are not enough funds in your Outschool balance to cover the weekly payment, funds will be drawn from your Outschool balance first, and then the remainder will be charged to the credit card on file.