Panelists will talk about ideas for reversing the trend toward crowded classrooms, fewer teachers and reduced opportunities in Oregon public schools.

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden will receive the 14th annual Frohnmayer Award for Public Service at a reception following the symposium. Both events are in Portland.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Oregon Child Advocacy Project, a program started with a gift from Portland philanthropist and UO alum Duncan Campbell.

Rachel Grant was part of the Carnegie Global Oregon FIG and was named a Carnegie Ethics Fellow for the Future at a conference in New York last year.

No appointment is necessary to receive help from volunteer tax assistants, and clients are served on a first-come, first-served basis at the Saturday sessions.