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Education in Oregon: What Works and Why It Matters – October 29, 2025

Presented by the City Club of Portland Program Committee, with support from AARP Oregon, Chevron, and Fight Against Sex Trafficking (FAST NW). City Club is a member-led and member-supported 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Join or donate at pdxcityclub.org to support public forums where community members, leaders, and stakeholders meet for open conversations about the key issues impacting our city, region, and state. Oregon elementary students are scoring near the bottom of all states in reading and math. Recent attendance reports found that 34% of Oregon students are chronically absent, well above the national average of 23%. And, with the dismantling of the federal Department of Education, federal programs supporting services for students with disabilities are at risk. But there is hope! Research shows that certain strategies are moving the needle, including initiatives focused on early literacy, career and technical education, and students’ physical and social-emotional health. In a conversation moderated by Julia Silverman, Education Reporter for The Oregonian, Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong, Superintendent of Portland Public Schools; Sarah Pope, Executive Director of Stand for Children Oregon; and Bryan Butcher, Jr., 2025 Oregon Teacher of the Year, shared their perspectives on what's working to improve student success in Oregon and why it matters.