We are very excited to announce that Maureen Costello, Director of Teaching Tolerance, out of the Southern Poverty Law Center, is going to present at whole group session at NCTEAR on Saturday afternoon.
The session is "Banishing the 'Other'” and a description is below.
Alabama’s anti-immigrant law had the fundamental goal of making life in the state unbearable for Latino immigrants. The Southern Poverty Law Center’s immediate response has been to mount lawsuits. The Center’s long-term strategy focuses on overcoming the fear of others that feeds such laws — by education. I will discuss several of our educational initiatives that aim to overcome the barriers between “us” and “them.”
About Maureen:
Maureen Costello is the director of Teaching Tolerance. She previously directed several national education initiatives, including development of the 2010 Census in Schools program for Scholastic Inc. in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau. As director of Newsweek's education program, she worked to engage high school and college students with current issues. She began her career as a history teacher at Notre Dame Academy High School in Staten Island, N.Y., where she also served as academic dean. As a teacher, she worked with both the Advanced Placement Program and the New York State Regents on assessment-related projects. She is a graduate of the New School University and the New York University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.