The Classical Education Solution | Hillsdale's Kathleen O'Toole
May 21, 2026
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as posted by the channelJohnny Burtka, President and CEO of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, sits down with Kathleen O’Toole, Associate Vice President of K–12 Education at Hillsdale College, to discuss America’s literacy crisis, the decline of deep reading, and what’s at stake for self-government in the age of AI.
Kathleen explains the difference between phonics and whole-language instruction, why background knowledge matters for reading comprehension, and how classical education forms not just skilled students, but thoughtful citizens.
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