When the internet entered classrooms, leaders had to learn new tools and build guardrails for their students at the same time.

We’re in a similar moment with AI, and state leaders are once again being asked to make policy at a moment of rapid technological change.

In this episode of the Delta, Jessica Baghian sits down with John Bailey, former Director of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education and founder of Vestigo Partners (acquired by Broadstone), to explore how states can approach AI with both caution and curiosity, keeping humans firmly in the loop while embracing opportunity.