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| Dimension | Georgia Georgia Department of Education (standards adopted by the 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| Common Core — Math | Revised into own | Repealed |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 as CCGPS; renamed/revised to Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) 2015; replaced by Georgia's own K-12 Mathematics Standards (adopted 2021, classrooms 2023-24) and Georgia's K-12 ELA Standards (adopted 2023, classrooms 2025-26; GSE ELA deprecated July 2025). | Repealed Adopted CCSS 2010 within the Alabama College- & Career-Ready Standards; 2019 board vote ended Common Core - replaced by 2019 Math COS (eff. 2021-22) and 2021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 | Georgia's K-12 Mathematics Standards State-specific | 2019 Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics State-specific |
| English Language Arts framework | Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards State-specific | 2021 Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts State-specific |
| Science framework | Science Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE, adopted June 2016) State-specific | State-specific |
| Social Studies framework | Social Studies Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE, adopted June 9, 2016; implemented 2017-18) State-specific | 2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies (adopted Dec 12, 2024; effective 2026-27) State-specific |
| U.S. History — grade placement≠ differs | gr 3gr 4gr 5gr 9-12 | gr 6gr 10gr 11 |
| State / local history — grade placement≠ differs | gr 2gr 8 | gr 3gr 4gr 5 |
| Civics & government — grade placement≠ differs | gr 9-12 | gr 6gr 12 |
| World history — grade placement≠ differs | gr 6gr 7gr 9-12 | gr 7gr 8gr 9 |
| Official source | case.georgiastandards.org | www.alabamaachieves.org |
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