Keeping students connected to higher education
(WorldNews Politics)

The City of Armadale is helping bridge the digital divide for 10 local high school students, providing free internet access to assist with their educational aspirations. In partnership with Telstra and Curtin University`s AHEAD program, the City has launched ConnectivED, a one-year pilot program which allows selected students to utilise mobile hotspot technology and bring the internet home to them. Modelled on a successful program run by the New York Public Library and since replicated across the US, the...