| Policy | States |
|---|---|
| No Tenure | Florida, Kansas, & North Carolina |
| 1 Year to Tenure | Mississippi |
| 2 Years to Tenure | California, South Carolina, & Vermont |
| 3 Years to Tenure | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming |
| 4 Years to Tenure | Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, New Jersey, & New York |
| 5 Years to Tenure | Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, & Tennessee |
| No Policy | DC & North Dakota |
Source:
National Council on Teacher Quality, “Policy Issue: Tenure,” nctq.org, Dec. 7, 2015
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