Length of Time before Tenure Kicks in, State-by-State

(as of Dec. 2015)

Teacher Tenure Map

POLICY	STATES
No tenure	FL, KS, NC
1 year	MS
2 years	CA, SC, VT
3 years	AK, AL, AR, AZ, CO, DE, GA, HI, IA, ID, IN, MA, MD, ME, MN, MT, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY
4 years	CT, IL, KY, NJ, NY
5 years	LA, MI, MO, NH, OH, TN
No policy	DC, ND

Source: ProCon.org, using data from the National Council on Teacher Quality, “Policy Issue: Tenure,” nctq.org, Dec. 7, 2015

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