Scores of families descended onto the Illinois Capitol this week calling for the program to be renewed. Sofia, a young student from Joliet, said eliminating the program midway through the school year would have a negative effect on many. "There's going to be more people suffering and also being stressed out, so we want to make sure what's going to happen in our future," she said.
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.