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 ...

MSCS is offering a Summer Learning Academy for grades kindergarten through 9th grade, and it’s required for many third-grade students. About 10 thousand spaces are available.

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.