In his recent State of the State address, the governor voiced his support for Senate Bill 2427, which would require school boards to prohibit most student cell phone use during instructional periods. The bill also would mandate that school districts help schools find ways to securely store phones during instructional hours.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.