JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Schools are entering summer break around the Tri-Cities, but the work for school administrators is only beginning. Grand jury blasts Kingsport schools, teacher charged ...

SMYRNA, Tenn. (WTVF) — Around the area, thousands of third graders who didn't expect to be in summer school are in summer school. Many were required to go because of the new third grade retention law.

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — Summer break is underway for students and families across the state but with the new third-grade retention law in place, many third graders are spending their summer learning. In ...

SEYMOUR, Tenn. (WATE) – The regular school year has come to an end but for some students, they just wrapped up their first week of summer school. Most of our area school systems offer summer classes ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee's third-grade retention law is forcing thousands of 9-year-olds into summer school. It's one of the few options they have if they failed the TCAP reading test and ...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) – Some schools have already welcomed students back into the classroom across Tennessee. This week marks the first few days of summer school for many third-graders since the ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Representatives with Johnson City Schools and Kingsport City Schools said Tuesday they are pleased with their rising fourth graders’ results from summer school learning.

Murfreesboro school officials oppose the third-grade law Parents may have to alter summer plans State lawmaker defends law's goal to improve literacy Murfreesboro and Rutherford County third-graders ...

More than 4,000 third graders are in the mix as summer programming gets underway in Nashville and the widespread effects of Tennessee's controversial reading law unfold. Metro Nashville Public Schools ...