The new lab will provide free access to devices, digital learning resources and greater connectivity for local students and parents

"For students going without these resources, it makes it nearly impossible to get the first-rate education that they deserve. The digital learning lab is going to help solve a lot of those problems," said New York State Senator Sean Ryan. "It's a wonderful initiative aimed here at Buffalo, but also several other sites throughout New York State, and it'll provide students in one of Buffalo's most underserved areas with modern up-to-date access to the Internet. It'll help to close the digital divide, but also to promote digital literacy here in Western New York."