Parent Marquis Griffin echoed the widespread sentiment and frustration from parents and community members at the meeting that the budget deficit is a repetitive problem that seems to have no permanent solution. “We can talk about numbers, budget, this, dollars, dollars, dollars, numbers, numbers, numbers, numbers,” Griffin said. “Numbers (are) not going to matter when these kids not even really going to get no type of future, brother.”
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.
If CPS behaved responsibly and focused on basic education, not progressive programs, they could save money and provide quality education.