College of Education
If you have a passion for teaching, you’re needed now more than ever. Kean University offers the best training in the region to prepare you for a job in front of the classroom and across the range of the academic experience.
About
Since Kean was founded in 1855, our mission has been to prepare informed, dynamic professionals with the knowledge and skills to teach in diverse settings.
Contact Us
Sancha K. Gray, Ed.D.
Acting Dean
Kean Hall, Suite 107
Email: coe@kean.edu
The passion of the students, faculty and staff sets the Kean education program apart from other schools. We are encouraged to create positive classroom settings not only at Kean, but when we graduate and have classrooms of our own.”
Highlights
NBA Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson recently visited Kean's campus to address the New Jersey Alliance of Black Superintendents on the topic, "Nurturing Social and Emotional Learning in Schools." Adding her expertise on the panel was the College of Education's Acting Dean and Sr. VP for Entrepreneurial Education Initiatives, Sancha Gray, Ed.D.
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Half of the recent New Jersey Teacher of the Year winners are Kean alumni
Top 30%
Kean alumni are among the highest-paid teachers in the nation
#1
Kean is home to New Jersey's first teachers college
From Dropping Out to Teaching: Lauren Connors' Inspiring Journey
College of Education Receives Grant to Create Diverse Teacher Pipeline for New Jersey Schools
Kean University is working to recruit, train and place teachers from diverse backgrounds in three economically disadvantaged school districts across New Jersey through a new grant-funded program.