New and Updated Courses for the 2026–2027 School Year
What’s new and how these updates support your classroom
Several Everfi courses are being updated for the 2026–2027 school year to improve accessibility, keep content current, and enhance the student learning experience.
These updates are designed to maintain the same core learning objectives you rely on while introducing a more modern, engaging experience for students. You can continue using your current courses as usual, and updated versions will become available as these updates roll out.
Key Updates for Teachers
- Several courses are being updated for the 2026–2027 school year to refresh content, improve accessibility, and modernize the student experience.
- Some updates will appear automatically, while others will be available when you create new classes.
- These course updates will not remove student progress or grades from classes that remain active or are reactivated during the new implementation period (6/27/26–7/31/26).
- When creating new classes for the 2026–2027 school year, use the course version available in the library at that time.
Course Updates
FutureSmart: Financial Literacy for Middle School
FutureSmart has been refreshed to provide a more modern and engaging student experience while continuing to support core financial literacy outcomes for middle school learners. The updated course includes improvements to the overall interface and flow, along with enhancements that make the content more relatable and relevant for today’s students.
The updated version of FutureSmart is expected to be available beginning July 1, 2026, for back-to-school planning.
Vaping: Know the Truth
Vaping: Know the Truth has been updated to ensure students are learning from the most current information available. The updates broaden course coverage to include commonly used nicotine products, along with an increased focus on decision-making, mental health, and peer pressure.
While the content has been updated, the overall structure and lesson flow remain the same, so you can continue using the course with minimal disruption.
The updated version will be available beginning June 25, 2026. If you are currently using this course, the latest updates will be reflected automatically, so you and your students will see the refreshed content once it becomes available.
Tax Simulation: Understanding Taxes
Tax Simulation: Understanding Taxes will be updated to improve accessibility and modernize the visual experience for students. These enhancements make the course easier to navigate and more aligned with current tax preparation software.
The lesson content and learning objectives remain the same, allowing you to continue delivering the same instructional value while benefiting from a more polished and user-friendly design.
The updated version is expected to be available beginning July 1, 2026.
Venture
Venture will be updated to provide a more engaging and interactive experience that supports students as they explore entrepreneurship concepts and real-world decision making.
The updated course will include a refreshed visual design, full accessibility improvements, and content that reflects current entrepreneurship best practices. The core learning objectives and instructional flow will remain consistent, helping you move to the updated version with minimal disruption.
The latest version of Venture is expected to be available in August 2026.
What this means for your classes
For Vaping: Know the Truth, the updated content will automatically appear in your existing active classes once it becomes available. You and your students will see the refreshed experience without needing to take any action.
For FutureSmart and Tax Simulation, updated versions will be available for new classes beginning July 1, 2026. Existing classes will continue to use the version originally assigned, as long as they remain active.
As updated courses are released, they will become the standard versions available in the course library for new classes.
If you plan to use Venture, you can set up your classes in advance and assign the course once the updated version becomes available in August 2026.