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| AFC Senior Advisor Kevin P. Chavous greets Rev. Reginald T. Jackson on May 3, 2012 at the 2012 National Policy Summit in Jersey City, N.J. |
In 1981, Rev. Jackson became pastor at St. Matthew’s, where
more than 3,000 people have joined the church under his tenure. In addition to leading his church, Jackson is
the executive director of the Black Ministers’ Council of New Jersey, which
represents hundreds of black churches in New Jersey.
Speaking at both the American Federation for Children’s 2011
and 2012 National Policy Summits, Reverend Jackson has for decades stood for
educational options for disadvantaged children.
Here he is at our 2011 Summit:
He made one of the great arguments for school choice while at our Summit:
“There
is nothing more important than a quality education…A quality education is
essential. Without a good education, you’re not going to be able to get a good
job. Without a good job, you are not
going to be able to provide for yourself and your family. When you can’t
provide for yourself and your family, families break up. When families break
up, social and community problems increase.
When social and community problems increase, we build more prisons and
we have more funerals. A quality education is absolutely critical.”
Rev. Jackson serves as the Executive Director of the Black
Ministers’ Council of New Jersey, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Essex
County College, member of the Board of Education of the Orange Public Schools,
board member of the United Way, the Newark Alliance, and a member of the NAACP.
He received a B.A. from Delaware State University and a Master of
Divinity from Interdenominational Theological Center.
To Reverend Jackson, community and spiritual leader, for
your strong support for bringing school choice to New Jersey and ensuring that
every child has access to educational options, congratulations on this great
honor!
- American Federation for Children | Alliance for School Choice, MSG
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