Co-sponsored by LAEF, admission to this speaker series is free for LASD parents.

2025-26 PARENT SPEAKERS 

Jeff Selingo
Dream School: Finding the College That's Right for You
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 – 7 pm 
Los Altos High School - Eagle Theater
Free event | Learn more and join the waitlist

The full line-up for this year's MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series will be announced shortly! 

2024-25 PARENT SPEAKERS

Last school year's MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series line-up included local and nationally recognized experts who led parents in conversations about wide-ranging topics, such as navigating the evolving cultural landscape around sex, parenting in our high-achievement environment, exploring the difficulties of parenting boys in contemporary society, learning about a case study in racism at a local high school, and making informed decisions about higher education.

Peggy Orenstein
Let’s Talk About Sex: How a New Generation Navigates Hookups, Porn, Love & Consent
Tuesday, September 17, 2023 – 7 pm 
Los Altos High School - Eagle Theater  

Jennifer Wallace
Never Enough: Mattering as a Solution to Toxic Achievement Pressure
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 – 7 pm 
Crittenden Middle School
1701 Rock Street, Mountain View

Ruth Whippman
BoyMom: Exploring the Challenges of Raising Men in the Modern Age
Tuesday, November 19, 2023 – 7 pm
Los Altos High School – Eagle Theatre

Dashka Slater
Accountable: Dealing with Racism in Our Own Backyard
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - 7 pm
Mountain View High School – Spartan Theater 

Discussion Panel, Moderated by Laura Duran
How to Find the Right College
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - 7 pm
Mountain View High School – Spartan Theater

For more information, visit mvlaspeakerseries.org. Events are free thanks to our generous sponsors: MVLA High School Foundation, Los Altos Educational Foundation, Mountain View Educational Foundation, and the Los Altos-Mountain View PTA Council.