Kelly Duong and Melanie Khiem both excelled in their math classes at Lowell High School and UMass Lowell. But they can’t say the same for many of their friends and classmates, especially after the ...

Incoming first-graders offered advice to students starting first grade this year. Many students said they were nervous on their first day but made friends quickly. Reading, math and making friends ...

Barely more than half of the state’s third through eighth grade students meet state standards in English language arts and math, while less than half of fifth and eighth graders meet state standards ...