Education funding in Alaska
2 programs in Alaska, 1 open to homeschoolers. Each links to the program’s official sources.
Correspondence study program student allotments
Homeschoolers can qualify From official sources October 7, 2026 Joining changes homeschool status
Families who teach at home can get an annual allotment for instructional expenses by enrolling the child in a district correspondence program, but the child then attends a public school and is not homeschooling under Alaska law. Purchases must be required for a course of study in the student's individual learning plan and must be nonsectarian services and materials; the state pages do not publish allotment amounts.
Dates and status: The state education department lists district correspondence programs in its Correspondence School Directory. The Alaska Supreme Court reversed (June 28, 2024) a lower-court ruling that had struck down the correspondence statutes.
Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (Education Freedom Tax Credit) - Alaska participation
Program doesn’t say whether homeschoolers qualify From official sources October 7, 2026 Not open yet
Alaska's governor says the program may support students in home schools as well as public, charter, private and religious schools. Federal IRS guidance defines covered expenses by reference to a public, private or religious school and does not address homeschooling, so how home education costs are treated is not yet settled.
Dates and status: Governor Dunleavy elected to participate; the IRS lists Alaska among states that elected for 2027 (as of Sept 14, 2026). The state expected to approve its first SGOs by Sept 30, 2026, and the credit starts Jan 1, 2027.