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Dimension	Arkansas Arkansas Department of Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE; adopted by the Arkansas State Board of Education)	Alabama Alabama State Department of Education (Courses of Study adopted by the Alabama State Board of Education)
Common Core — Math	Revised into own	Repealed
Common Core — ELA	Revised into own Adopted CCSS 2010; revised into the Arkansas Academic Standards 2016 (still CCSS-based); 2023 K-12 ELA (impl. 2023-24) and 2023 Mathematics (impl. 2024-25) revisions removed remaining Common Core alignment.	Repealed Adopted CCSS 2010 within the Alabama College- & Career-Ready Standards; 2019 board vote ended Common Core - replaced by 2019 Math COS (eff. 2021-22) and 2021 ELA COS (eff. 2022-23).
Mathematics framework	Arkansas Mathematics Standards (2023) State-specific	2019 Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics State-specific
English Language Arts framework	Arkansas English Language Arts Standards (2023) State-specific	2021 Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts State-specific
Science framework≠ differs	Arkansas K-12 Science Standards (adopted 2015-16, phased in 2016-2019; NGSS lead state, based on the NRC Framework with customized NGSS performance expectations; K-8 topic arrangements revised 2023) NGSS, adapted	2023 Alabama Course of Study: Science (implemented 2025-26; based on NRC Framework for K-12 Science Education, not NGSS) State-specific
Social Studies framework≠ differs	Arkansas Social Studies Academic Standards (Revised 2022; full implementation 2024-25) C3-based	2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies (adopted Dec 12, 2024; effective 2026-27) State-specific
U.S. History — grade placement≠ differs	gr 7gr 8gr 9-12	gr 6gr 10gr 11
State / local history — grade placement≠ differs	gr 7-12	gr 3gr 4gr 5
Civics & government — grade placement≠ differs	gr 3gr 9-12	gr 6gr 12
World history — grade placement≠ differs	gr 6gr 9-12	gr 7gr 8gr 9
Official source	dese.ade.arkansas.gov	www.alabamaachieves.org

Grade placements come from each jurisdiction's official scope-and-sequence; districts may vary. “≠ differs” flags rows where the selected jurisdictions do not match.