Illinois Just Drew the Line on AI in Teacher Evaluations — and Left the Paperwork On the Right Side of It

Anthony D. Neely, Ph.D.

Published on: 23/07/2026

Illinois's SB 2909 bans AI from scoring teachers — but expressly allows it for the write-up. Here's the line the law drew, and how to stay on the right side of it.

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AI in Teacher Evaluations: The Line Between Watching and Writing

Anthony D. Neely, Ph.D.

Published on: 22/07/2026

AI can halve the evaluation write-up without touching the observation. Here's the line to draw — and why a purpose-built tool, EvalScribe, beats a chatbot for it.

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