Is Oregon’s Low Instructional Time Shortchanging Students?

Registration Details This event is free and open to all. Registration is appreciated. Click the link below and complete the form to let us know you’ll be there. [Register Here!] About the Event Oregon K-12 students receive nearly the lowest instructional hours of any students in the nation, with a short school year, a short school day, huge variances in instructional time from district to district and high rates of chronic absenteeism. Our expert panel will discuss what it will take to fix K-12 education in Oregon and provide Oregon students with an education comparable to other states. Thank You! Thank you to City Club’s Spring 2026 Season Sponsors: AARP Oregon, Fight Against Sex Trafficking, Hospital Association of Oregon, Tonkon Torp, and the Don Sterling Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation. City Club of Portland relies on organizational sponsors to help underwrite the cost of bringing our programming to our members and the public. As a nonpartisan, impartial forum for civic dialogue, City Club accepts sponsorships from a wide spectrum of organizations. Our policies prevent sponsors from influencing the content of our programming. City Club is deeply grateful to all of our supporters. Event link: https://pdxcityclub.org/event/oregon-school-instructional-time-2026/

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