[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 18, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E527-E528]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO JACKIE GOLDBERG--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE 
                                  YEAR

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 18, 2022

  Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Women's History 
Month. Each year, we pay special tribute to the contributions and 
sacrifices made by our Nation's women. It is an honor to pay homage to 
outstanding women who are making a difference in my Congressional 
District. I would like to recognize a champion for excellence in public 
education, The Honorable Jackie Goldberg of Echo Park, a unique 
neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
  Jackie, a native of Los Angeles, attended public schools including 
the University of California, Berkeley, where she obtained her Bachelor 
of Arts and was a leader in the Free Speech Movement. She holds a 
Master of Arts in Teaching (History) from the University of Chicago and 
has several California teaching credentials. Ms. Goldberg's 
professional life in the educational field began as a classroom teacher 
in Compton, where she taught for nearly two decades and specialized in 
reading.
  Equipped with teaching experience and direct understanding of the 
challenges of the Los Angeles public school system, Jackie was elected 
to the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education 
in 1983, where she served two terms, serving as President from 1989 to 
1991. Under her leadership, the board enhanced curriculums in reading, 
science and math and created a districtwide K-12 dual language 
education program.
  In 1993, Ms. Goldberg was elected to the Los Angeles City Council, 
where she was the

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first openly gay city councilmember in Los Angeles and was handily re-
elected in 1997. During her tenure on the city council, she authored 
the ``living wage'' ordinance that guaranteed a living wage and 
benefits to all employees working indirectly or directly for the City 
of Los Angeles. Her council legacy also included authorship of Domestic 
Partner benefits for city employees and the creation of an afterschool 
program in central Los Angeles. In 2000, Jackie was elected to the 
California State Assembly where she served for six years. She authored 
landmark legislation that granted Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and 
Transgender couples nearly all the responsibilities and rights of 
marriage as well as state education funding that helped LAUSD build new 
schools.
  Returning to the LAUSD Board of Education in 2019 as the Member for 
the 5th District, Jackie currently serves as a Member of the Special 
Education Committee and as Chair of the Curriculum and Instruction 
Committee. Her current efforts are focused on upgrading reading growth 
support for underachieving readers, and the upgrade of school 
facilities.
  Jackie and her longtime life-partner and wife, Sharon Stricker, live 
in Echo Park.
  I ask all Members to join me in honoring this exceptional, well-
respected woman of California's 28th Congressional District, The 
Honorable Jackie Goldberg.

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