Alabama's K-12 social studies framework, adopted December 2024 as the first major revision since 2010, reorganizes civics instruction across grades 6-9 before culminating in a required half-credit US Government course in grade 12. Content spans constitutional democracy, government structure and functions, civil rights and liberties, citizen participation, and Alabama state government. The framework emphasizes four strands — civics/government, economics, geography, and history — integrated throughout each grade level. Students must pass a USCIS naturalization-based civics exam to graduate; full implementation is required by the 2026-27 school year.