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Side-by-side: adoption status, framework lineage, and where the same topic lands in a different grade.
| Dimension | Minnesota Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) | Alabama Alabama State Department of Education (Courses of Study adopted by the Alabama State Board of Education) |
|---|---|---|
| Common Core — Math | Never adopted | Repealed |
| Common Core — ELA | Adapted / renamed MN is the only state that split adoption: adopted CCSS for ELA in 2010 (revised into the 2020 MN Academic Standards in ELA, fully implemented 2025-26) but never adopted CCSS for math, keeping independently developed MN math standards (2007 version currently in force; a new 2022 MN-developed math revision phases in fully by 2027-28). | Repealed Adopted CCSS 2010 within the Alabama College- & Career-Ready Standards; 2019 board vote ended Common Core - replaced by 2019 Math COS (eff. 2021-22) and 2021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 | State-specific | 2019 Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics State-specific |
| English Language Arts framework≠ differs | 2020 Minnesota Academic Standards in English Language Arts (fully implemented 2025-26) Common Core, adapted | 2021 Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts State-specific |
| Science framework≠ differs | 2019 Minnesota Academic Standards in Science (adopted 2021, fully implemented 2024-25) NGSS, adapted | State-specific |
| Social Studies framework≠ differs | 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 5gr 7 | gr 6gr 10gr 11 |
| State / local history — grade placement≠ differs | gr 6 | gr 3gr 4gr 5 |
| Civics & government — grade placement≠ differs | gr 9-12 | gr 6gr 12 |
| World history — grade placement≠ differs | gr 8 | gr 7gr 8gr 9 |
| Official source | education.mn.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.