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Side-by-side: adoption status, framework lineage, and where the same topic lands in a different grade.
| Dimension | Idaho Idaho State Department of Education (standards approved by the State Board of Education and the Legislature) | 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| Common Core — Math | Revised into own | Repealed |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 2011 as the Idaho Core Standards; 2022 Legislature approved replacement Idaho Content Standards for math and ELA (science only lightly changed); K-12 social studies standards revised Nov 2025 (posted 2026). | Repealed Adopted CCSS 2010 within the Alabama College- & Career-Ready Standards; 2019 board vote ended Common Core - replaced by 2019 Math COS (eff. 2021-22) and 2021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 | Idaho Content Standards - Mathematics (2022) State-specific | 2019 Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics State-specific |
| English Language Arts framework | Idaho Content Standards - English Language Arts/Literacy (2022) State-specific | 2021 Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts State-specific |
| Science framework≠ differs | Idaho Content Standards - Science NGSS, adapted | State-specific |
| Social Studies framework | Idaho Content Standards - K-12 Social Studies (revised Nov 20, 2025) 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 5gr 6-12gr 9-12 | gr 6gr 10gr 11 |
| State / local history — grade placement≠ differs | gr 4 | gr 3gr 4gr 5 |
| Civics & government — grade placement≠ differs | gr 9-12 | gr 6gr 12 |
| World history — grade placement≠ differs | gr 6-9gr 9-12 | gr 7gr 8gr 9 |
| Official source | www.sde.idaho.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.