Maureen Costello, retired director of Teaching Tolerance, has been a teacher and educational leader for over 40 years. Before joining the Southern Poverty Law Center, Costello worked for Scholastic, Inc. and directed the Newsweek Education Program. She began her career as a history and economics teacher at Notre Dame Academy High School in Staten Island. Throughout her career, Costello has been committed to fostering the ideals of democracy and citizenship in young people. She is a graduate of the New School University and the New York University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. In retirement, she continues to write and speak on education issues.
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Articles by Maureen
A Message From Our Director
TT director Maureen Costello encourages educators to raise students ready to address injustice.
An Educator’s Guide to the Immigration Debate
What you need to know to facilitate classroom conversation about this controversial topic.
A Message From Our Director
TT director Maureen Costello hopes educators will teach their students to learn how to change the world.
This is What Privilege Looks Like
Impact and intention both matter when talking about school policies.
A Message From Our Director
TT director Maureen Costello thinks students have one simple request: “See me.”