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| Dimension | Virginia Virginia Board of Education, administered by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) | 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| Common Core — Math | Never adopted | Repealed |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 | Never adopted Virginia is one of the states (with Texas, Alaska, Nebraska) that never adopted Common Core, maintaining its own Standards of Learning (SOL) throughout. The 2016 Math SOL revision moved closer to CCSS content/sequencing in places but was not a formal CCSS adoption. | Repealed Adopted CCSS 2010 within the Alabama College- & Career-Ready Standards; 2019 board vote ended Common Core - replaced by 2019 Math COS (eff. 2021-22) and 2021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 | Mathematics Standards of Learning State-specific | 2019 Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics State-specific |
| English Language Arts framework | State-specific | 2021 Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts State-specific |
| Science framework | State-specific | State-specific |
| Social Studies framework | 2023 History and Social Science Standards of Learning 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 6gr 11 | gr 6gr 10gr 11 |
| State / local history — grade placement≠ differs | gr 4gr 11 | gr 3gr 4gr 5 |
| Civics & government — grade placement≠ differs | gr 7gr 12 | gr 6gr 12 |
| World history — grade placement≠ differs | gr 3gr 9gr 10 | gr 7gr 8gr 9 |
| Official source | www.doe.virginia.gov | www.alabamaachieves.org |
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