Pacific Legal Foundation filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of the American Alliance for Equal Rights challenging the state's Minority Teachers for Illinois Scholarship Program, saying it discriminates against non-minorities. The law states that at least 35 percent of the fund appropriated for scholarships shall be reserved for male minority applicants, with priority being given to qualified Black male applicants beginning with fiscal year 2023.
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.