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| Dimension | Department of Defense Education Activity Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) | Alabama Alabama State Department of Education (Courses of Study adopted by the Alabama State Board of Education) |
|---|---|---|
| Common Core — Math | Adapted / renamed | Repealed |
| Common Core — ELA | Adapted / renamed DoDEA does not use the 'Common Core' name; it calls its standards 'College and Career Ready Standards' (CCRS). CCRS for Mathematics (CCRSM) implemented beginning SY2015-16 and CCRS for Literacy (CCRSL) adopted Jan 2017 (full K-12 implementation by end of SY2020-21) are substantively Common Core Math and CCSS ELA/Literacy under DoDEA's own branding. | Repealed Adopted CCSS 2010 within the Alabama College- & Career-Ready Standards; 2019 board vote ended Common Core - replaced by 2019 Math COS (eff. 2021-22) and 2021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≠ differs | DoDEA College and Career Ready Standards for Mathematics (CCRSM) Common Core, adapted | 2019 Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics State-specific |
| English Language Arts framework≠ differs | DoDEA College and Career Ready Standards for Literacy (CCRSL) Common Core, adapted | 2021 Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts State-specific |
| Science framework≠ differs | DoDEA College and Career Ready Standards for Science (CCRSS) NGSS | State-specific |
| Social Studies framework≠ differs | DoDEA College and Career Ready Standards for History/Social Studies (CCRS-H/SS) 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 11 | gr 6gr 10gr 11 |
| State / local history — grade placement≠ differs | not a distinct focus | gr 3gr 4gr 5 |
| Civics & government — grade placement≠ differs | gr 2gr 12 | gr 6gr 12 |
| World history — grade placement≠ differs | gr 5gr 6gr 9gr 10 | gr 7gr 8gr 9 |
| Official source | www.dodea.edu | 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.