On October 24 th , 2025, I was honored to be a keynote speaker at the Idaho Department of Education’s 10th Annual Family and Community Engagement Conference in Sun Valley, ID. Over 300 teachers, principals, and community leaders came together for this year's event, giving a state-wide perspective on all the things we should be doing to better equip our parents and students with what they need to succeed in educating their youth. The keynote addressed my most recent research p

Discussions about government use of artificial intelligence (AI) often begin with a simple question: "Is this tool going to help the taxpayer that is funding it, or is it just another fad?” Municipalities across the Treasure Valley in Idaho are already experimenting with AI in small, practical ways, whether it is admin efficiency, search tool utilization, or for Garden City “googly eyes” experiments. The main question we are all wondering is, can these AI tools save governme

Idaho is once again in the national spotlight for its willingness to innovate and modernize. The latest effort? Fighting fires from...

Earlier this year, Mountain States Policy Center published details on the tools available for parents to keep their children safe on the...