Virginia Approves Savvas Math Programs for Statewide Adoption

The Virginia Board of Education has approved Savvas Learning Company's line of enVision K-12 math programs for statewide adoption across all grade levels.

The enVisionmath programs for Virginia "provide evidence-based, standards-aligned content, combined with personalized adaptive learning and practice, to support all students in developing deep conceptual math understanding, procedural skills, and fluency, with relevant application opportunities to become college- and career-ready," the company explained in a news announcement. The series meets the ESSA Level 2 Evidence Standard, meaning it has demonstrated a positive effect on student performance, and aligns to the Virginia's 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning.

The Savvas instructional materials for Virginia include:

Features include expanded digital resources, project-based learning activities, multimedia lessons, interactive modeling tools, and more. The programs have built-in professional development and instructional support materials for teachers, as well as family engagement resources to support student learning at home.

"Savvas is focused on developing learning solutions that support teachers with flexible resources for teaching and give students real choice in how they learn and apply math," said Bethlam Forsa, CEO of Savvas Learning Company, in a statement. "Virginia educators can be confident that our enVision K-12 math programs provide rigorous, high-quality instructional content to raise the academic achievement of all students in Virginia, preparing them for college, career, and life."

About the Author

Rhea Kelly is editor in chief for Campus Technology, THE Journal, and Spaces4Learning. She can be reached at [email protected].

Featured

  • Polygonal man wearing virtual reality glasses

    Avantis Education Adds New VR Math and Language Learning Experiences

    Avantis Education, the creator of ClassVR, has introduced two new immersive learning libraries for its Eduverse+ platform: EscapeRooms, a math suite for K-8 students, and LingoLab, a Spanish and English language learning suite for students in grades 6-12.

  • circuit patterns

    Anthropic Intros Lower-Cost Claude Sonnet 5

    Anthropic has launched Claude Sonnet 5, positioning the model as its most autonomous mid-tier offering to date and a lower-cost alternative to its flagship Opus 4.8 system. The company said the model can plan multi-step tasks, operate tools such as browsers and terminals, and complete agentic work at a level that previously required larger and more expensive models.

  • AI artificial intelligence interface over laptop keyboard

    Microsoft Drafts AI Code of Conduct, Emphasizes Human Control

    Microsoft has published a draft code of conduct that lays out how its homegrown AI models should behave, with human control taking priority over model capability, autonomy, and even task completion.

  • Futuristic metallic block with pixelated digital erosion effect

    Study: AI Is Reshaping Work While Skills Erosion Remains Top Concern

    AI is changing which human capabilities matter most at work, yet employees are reporting that some of those same capabilities are being eroded, according to a new study from IBM.