Palm Beach Post | By Holly Baltz | Updated April 19, 2022
Here is a list of the 54 math textbooks not approved by the state of Florida because they either didn’t meet the state’s B.E.S.T. standards backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and/or they referred to critical race theory or social emotional learning. The names of the publishers are in italics.
*Inclusion of critical race theory, social emotional learning and other special topics
K-5 Mathematics
Big Ideas Learning LLC
- *Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards for MATH Grade K
- *Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards for MATH Grade 1
- Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards for MATH Grade 2
- Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards for MATH Grade 3
- *Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards for MATH Grade 4
- Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards for MATH Grade 5
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- *HMH Florida B.E.S.T. Go Math! (Kindergarten)
- HMH Florida B.E.S.T. Go Math! (First Grade)
- *HMH Florida B.E.S.T. Go Math! (Second Grade)
- HMH Florida B.E.S.T. Go Math! (Third Grade)
- HMH Florida B.E.S.T. Go Math! (Fourth Grade)
- HMH Florida B.E.S.T. Go Math! (Fifth Grade)
McGraw Hill LLC
- Florida Reveal Math, Grade K
- *Florida Reveal Math, Grade 1
- Florida Reveal Math, Grade 2
- Florida Reveal Math, Grade 3
- Florida Reveal Math, Grade 4
- *Florida Reveal Math, Grade 5
Savvas Learning Company LLC (formerly known as Pearson K12 Learning LLC)
- enVision Florida B.E.S.T. Mathematics Grade K
- *enVision Florida B.E.S.T. Mathematics Grade 1
- enVision Florida B.E.S.T. Mathematics Grade 2
- enVision Florida B.E.S.T. Mathematics Grade 3
- enVision Florida B.E.S.T. Mathematics Grade 4
- enVision Florida B.E.S.T. Mathematics Grade 5
Grade 4 Accelerated Mathematics
- *Accelerate Learning – STEMscopes Florida Math
- *McGraw Hill LLC – Florida Reveal Math, Grade 4 Accelerated
Foundational Skills in Math 3-5
- *Accelerate Learning – STEMscopes Florida Math
Grade 6 Accelerated
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – HMH Florida’s B.E.S.T. Into Math, Accelerated 6
Grade 7 Mathematics
- EdGems Math LLC – Florida EdGems Math Course 2
- Savvas Learning Company LLC – enVision Florida B.E.S.T. Mathematics Grade 7
Grade 7 Accelerated
- Math Nation (a division of Study Edge) – Math Nation Florida’s B.E.S.T. 7th Grade Math
Grade 8 – Pre-Algebra
- EdGems Math LLC – Florida EdGems Math Course 3
- *McGraw Hill LLC – Florida Reveal Math Grade 8 Pre-Algebra
Foundational Skills in Mathematics 6-8
- Carnegie Learning, Inc. dba EMC Publishing & Mondo Ed – Carnegie Learning FL Foundational Skills in Mathematics 6-8
9-12 Mathematics
Algebra I
- Link Systems International – Sofia
Algebra 2
- Big Ideas Learning, LLC – Florida’s BEST Standards for MATH Algebra 2 with CalcChat and CalcView
- Link Systems International – Sofia
Algebra 2 Honors
- *Math Nation – Math Nation Florida’s B.E.S.T. Algebra 2 Honors
Algebra 1-B
- Agile Mind Educational Holdings, Inc. – Intensified Algebra (Vol 2), 2021 Edition
Mathematics for Data and Financial Literacy
- *Savvas Learning Company LLC – Thinking Quantitatively Communicating with Numbers
Foundational Skills in Mathematics 9-12
- Carnegie Learning Inc. – Carnegie Learning FL Foundational Skills in Mathematics 9-12
Mathematics for College Algebra
- *Savvas Learning Company LLC – Algebra and Trigonometry
Precalculus Honors
- *Cengage Learning – Precalculus with Limits
- *Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Functions Modeling Change
- *Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Precalculus
- *Savvas Learning Company LLC – Precalculus
- *Savvas Learning Company LLC – Precalculus Enhanced with Graphing Utilities
Geometry
- Link Systems International – Sofia
- *Math Nation – Math Nation’s Florida’s BEST Geometry
Mathematics for College Statistics
- *Savvas Learning Company LLC – Elementary Statistics Picturing the World
- *Savvas Learning Company LLC – Stats in Your World
Probability and Statistics Honors
- *Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group – Statistics and Probability with Applications
- *Savvas Learning Company LLC – Stats Modeling Your World
Mathematics for College Liberal Arts
- *Savvas Learning Company LLC – Thinking Mathematically
