This resource provides an overview of state instructional time requirements for kindergarten through 12th grade--including days or hours/minutes per year, hours/minutes per day, and start and/or finish date parameters where they exist in state law. Education Commission of the States researched the requirements in state statute and administrative code to create this 50-State Comparison. There are many exceptions to instructional time requirements across states, and not all of them are indicated in this 50-State Comparison. Unless otherwise indicated, states that have hours/minutes per year and days per year require both. This 50-State Comparison presents data on each state's requirement for start/or finish dates for schools. [View the full "50-State Comparison: Instructional Time Policies" here: https://www.ecs.org/50-state-comparison-instructional-time-policies/.]