Committee on Education and Child Development
The Committee on Education and Child Development shall have jurisdiction over matters generally related to the development of children and adolescents, the education of the residents of the City of Chicago and matters generally affecting the Chicago Board of Education and Community College District Number 508.
Members
| Member | Ward | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Jeanette B. Taylor | 20 | Chair |
| Angela Clay | 46 | Vice Chair |
| Desmon C. Yancy | 5 | Member |
| William E. Hall | 6 | Member |
| Anthony Beale | 9 | Member |
| Peter Chico | 10 | Member |
| Nicole T. Lee | 11 | Member |
| Marty Quinn | 13 | Member |
| Stephanie D. Coleman | 16 | Member |
| Matthew J. O'Shea | 19 | Member |
| Jessica L. Fuentes | 26 | Member |
| Chris Taliaferro | 29 | Member |
| James M. Gardiner | 45 | Member |
| Jeylu B. Gutierrez | Member | |
| Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez | Member |
Workload this term
- Items referred: 16; reached a final action: 10
- Waiting in committee: 6 (median 1118 days); over 180 days: 5; over a year: 4
- Meetings held: 16 (15 with video); cancelled: 12
- Calendar feed: subscribe (.ics)
Waiting longest
- R2023-796 (R2023-0006058), 1224 days, sponsor Taliaferro, Chris
- Amendment of Municipal Code Section 2-8-090 by inserting "Quarterly Hearings Regarding Chicago Public Schools" (O2023-0002557), 1203 days, sponsor Vasquez, Jr., Andre
- Designation of October 3, 2023 as "Social Media Safety Day" in Chicago (R2023-0004160), 1118 days, sponsor Burnett, Jr., Walter
- Call for hearing(s) on laws and policies prohibiting violence interrupters from working within schools based on convictions for non-violent offenses (R2024-0008947), 902 days, sponsor Ervin, Jason C.
- Call on Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508 to rename Kennedy-King College to Kennedy-King-Jackson College (R2026-0023822), 202 days, sponsor Coleman, Stephanie D.
- Call for hearing(s) on implementation of Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. Young Voter Empowerment Law in Chicago high schools (R2026-0028841), 13 days, sponsor Reilly, Brendan
Recent meetings
- Sep 29, 2026 (cancelled)
- May 26, 2026 (video)
- Mar 30, 2026 (video)
- Mar 3, 2026 (cancelled)
- Jan 13, 2026
- Sep 15, 2025 (video)
- Jul 28, 2025 (video)
- Jun 30, 2025 (cancelled)
- Jun 25, 2025 (cancelled)
- Apr 14, 2025 (video)
- Apr 7, 2025 (cancelled)
- Oct 18, 2024 (cancelled)
- Oct 16, 2024 (video)
- Sep 27, 2024 (cancelled)
- Sep 9, 2024 (video)