B.A., Politics, University of Dallas
M.A. Political Science, Claremont Graduate University
Ph.D., Political Philosophy and American Government, Claremont Graduate University

Dr. Kathleen O’Toole is the Associate Vice President for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, where she leads Hillsdale’s work in K-12 education, including the K-12 Education Office and Hillsdale Academy. Prior to joining Hillsdale, she was the founding headmaster of Founders Classical Academy of Leander. She has taught at the college and high school levels at Claremont McKenna College, Morehead State University, and Founders Classical Academy of Leander. Dr. O’Toole was an editor for the Claremont Review of Books, a Publius Fellow at the Claremont Institute, and serves on the board of the Classic Learning Test.

Dr. O’Toole’s doctoral dissertation was on Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics and Politics, and examines the place of moral virtue in the happy life, focusing on magnanimity, justice, and prudence. She lives in Hillsdale, Michigan with her husband Daniel and their children Charlotte and William.

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Classical charter schools can help reverse the Covid learning losses, The Detroit News, July 2024

When a School Loses Confidence in Itself, Real Clear Education, May 2024

Education Needs a Return to Truth and Knowledge, The Epoch Times, April 2024

The Hidden Barrier to School Choice, Washington Examiner, March 2024

Interest in Charter Schools is Surging, Washington Examiner, July 2022

The History Education our Children Deserve, RealClearPublicAffairs, August 2021

Parents Learn that Educating their Children is an Art, Not a Science, Washington Examiner, May 2020

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