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| Dimension | Ohio Ohio Department of Education and Workforce / State Board of Education | 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| Common Core — Math | Adapted / renamed | Repealed |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 Ohio's State Board incorporated CCSS into 'Ohio's Learning Standards' for math/ELA in 2010; revised February 2017 based on educator feedback while remaining substantially Common Core; a Standards and Assessment Review Committee has been reviewing math standards further (documents updated as recently as Dec. 2025/Feb. 2026), but no wholesale replacement has been adopted as of mid-2026, so the 2017 versions remain the current, operative standards; never repealed. | Repealed Adopted CCSS 2010 within the Alabama College- & Career-Ready Standards; 2019 board vote ended Common Core - replaced by 2019 Math COS (eff. 2021-22) and 2021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 | Ohio's Learning Standards for Mathematics (2017) Common Core, adapted | 2019 Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics State-specific |
| English Language Arts framework≠ differs | Ohio's Learning Standards for English Language Arts (2017) Common Core, adapted | 2021 Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts State-specific |
| Science framework | Ohio's Learning Standards and Model Curriculum for Science (2018-2019) State-specific | State-specific |
| Social Studies framework≠ differs | Ohio's Learning Standards for Social Studies (adopted February 2018) 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 4gr 8gr 9-12 | gr 6gr 10gr 11 |
| State / local history — grade placement≠ differs | gr 4 | gr 3gr 4gr 5 |
| Civics & government — grade placement≠ differs | gr 8gr 9-12 | gr 6gr 12 |
| World history — grade placement≠ differs | gr 6gr 7gr 9-12 | gr 7gr 8gr 9 |
| Official source | education.ohio.gov | www.alabamaachieves.org |
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