[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 64 (Thursday, April 14, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E381-E382]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THE SERVICE OF MS. OLGA JACKSON

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                          HON. TROY A. CARTER

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 14, 2022

  Mr. CARTER of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
life and career of Olga Armour Jackson. Since 1956, Ms. Jackson has 
performed one of our most important jobs as a professional educator. 
She has served at every level, as a Kindergarten Teacher, a Head Start 
Teacher, a Head Start Pre-Kindergarten Teacher, a Teacher of Gifted 
Children via Project First, an Adult/GED Instructor, an Adjunct 
Instructor in Early Childhood Education at the Vocational and Community 
College level, a Program Manager/Trainer and an Early Childhood 
Education Consultant.
  Olga Armour Jackson was born on November 20, 1933, and is the eldest 
of ten children of the late Reverend Lloyd J. Armour, Sr., and the late 
Frances Ernestine Henry Armour. Married to the late Lawrence Jackson, 
Sr., she is mother to Lawrence Jackson, Jr., and Grandmother to Janae' 
and Jarrell Jackson. Ms. Jackson was educated in the public

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schools of New Orleans where she attended Johnson C. Lockett Elementary 
and McDonogh 35 Senior High School. She went on to receive her Bachelor 
of Arts degree in Kindergarten-Primary Education from Dillard 
University in 1956 and later earned her Master of Education degree in 
Early Childhood Education from Tulane University. In the seventies, she 
furthered her education even more at Tulane University.
  Ms. Jackson has retired three times in her illustrious career. First, 
from the New Orleans Public School System in 1977. In 2001, she retired 
from St. Mark's Community Center where she directed the Child Care 
Training Program. Finally, in 2015, she retired from Delgado Community 
College, where she instructed CDA Prep Training for Head Start and 
childcare teachers in the Greater New Orleans area.
  She is a passionate Head Start supporter. Ms. Jackson most recently 
served as a member of the Jefferson Parish Head Start Policy Council as 
a Community Representative from 2015 to 2021. Her past service has 
included CDA Advisor and Trainer to Head Start teaching staff, member 
of the Head Start Policy Council Education committee giving input to 
policies impacting parental programs in Head Start Centers, and as a 
presenter at Jefferson Parish Head Start Annual Teacher Workshops. Ms. 
Jackson has certainly left a lasting impact in the Head Start community 
across several communities and in various capacities since its 
inception in 1965.
  Her dedication to the advocacy and protection of the rights of 
children is unmatched. She has been active in numerous causes for 
children and families. Ms. Jackson is Past President of the Louisiana 
Association for the Education of Young Children; Founder and Advisor of 
the New Orleans Association of Family Child Care Providers, Inc.; 
former Advisory Board member of the Louisiana Children's Trust Fund; 
former Trainer of the WYES Ready to Learn Program; Life Member of the 
Dillard University Alumni Association and Louisiana Retired Teachers 
Association
  Ms. Jackson has had a lasting impact on countless individuals across 
the Greater New Orleans region and State of Louisiana that can never be 
measured. I am honored to be able to share her story with the rest of 
the nation for generations to come so that others may be inspired by 
her service to others.

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