It is one week into the new school year, and the administration at Chicago High School for the Arts has yet to complete academic schedules for all students. "For the most part, students are watching movies," said ChiArts parent Jane Dietrich. Teachers said much of it has to do with layoffs.
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.