VDOE says there will be no removal of accelerated math classes Virginia Mathematics Pathway Initiative (Source: VDOE) By Andrew Webb | April 27, 2021 at 4:48 PM EDT - Updated April 27 at 4:48 PM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Virginia Department of Education Superintendent James Lane is squashing rumors circulating about the removal of accelerated math courses and the merging of the advanced diploma and the standard diploma. “There are no specific proposals before me, and there are no specific proposals before the board of education,” Lane said. The superintendent says there were many false reports circulating last week. There is no plan to remove accelerated math courses in Virginia, that includes the calculus pathway. The next revision of standards is still another two years away.