Here are the math textbooks Florida rejected for having unwanted topics

In a move that continues to generate controversy and confusion, the Florida Department of Education has refused to recommend 54 math textbooks to school districts, alleging publishers have tried to indoctrinate students.

Republican leaders said the books either failed to meet Florida’s new standards or contained references to “unsolicited strategies” like social-emotional learning or “prohibited topics” like critical race theory. Social-emotional learning refers to strategies for teaching students how to manage their emotions, develop empathy, solve problems and make decisions.

State officials initially offered no examples of the material they found offensive. But on Thursday they elaborated for the first time, quietly providing a handful of examples they said were brought to their attention by the public during the review process.

The state also has provided titles of the math books that were rejected. The titles are listed below under the names of the companies that published them.

Asterisks denote textbooks that contain references to the unwanted strategies and topics.

K-5 mathematics

Big Ideas Learning

*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’s B.E.S.T. Go Math! (Kindergarten)

HMH Florida’s B.E.S.T. Go Math! (First Grade)

*HMH Florida’s B.E.S.T. Go Math! (Second Grade)

HMH Florida’s B.E.S.T. Go Math! (Third Grade)

HMH Florida’s B.E.S.T. Go Math! (Fourth Grade)

HMH Florida’s B.E.S.T. Go Math! (Fifth Grade)

McGraw Hill

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 (formerly Pearson K12 Learning)

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

*Florida Reveal Math, Grade 4 Accelerated

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HMH Florida’s B.E.S.T. Into Math, Accelerated 6

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Foundational skills in mathematics 9-12

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Carnegie Learning FL Foundational Skills in Mathematics 9-12

Mathematics for college algebra

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*Precalculus with Limits, 8e

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*Precalculus

*Precalculus Enhanced with Graphing Utilities

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Link-Systems International

Sofia

Math Nation

*Math Nation: Florida’s BEST Geometry

Mathematics for college statistics

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*Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World

*Stats in Your World

Probability and statistics honors

Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group

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Savvas Learning Company

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