A joint initiative of the Virginia Department of Education the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and the Virginia Community College System is considering how to modernize and update math instruction to Virginia’s K-12 students. The “Virginia Mathematics Pathways Initiative” proposes to provide all students with opportunities to receive high quality, highly-relevant math instruction that is tailored to their specific post-secondary goals. One proposed change is to eliminate advanced math courses until 11th grade. No final decisions have been made.