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Lowell marks UNESCO learning-city designation and requests city task force

City of Lowell — City Council / School Committee (joint meeting record) · January 21, 2026
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Summary

Lowell officials and community partners celebrated the city’s designation in UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities and asked the city manager to form a task force including schools and higher-education partners to coordinate learning initiatives and community engagement.

Lowell’s city council on Jan. 21 formally moved to establish a Lowell Learning City task force after a presentation marking the city’s designation in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities. Councilor Chao introduced the request, which asks the city manager to form a task force that includes city council members, representatives of the Lowell City of Learning organization, Lowell Public Schools, UMass Lowell and Middlesex Community College.

The designation was presented by local…

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