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Kean University

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.

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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.

Meet Our Faculty

Accreditation 

Entrepreneurial Education Initiatives (EEI)

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.”

Janaya McClenny '21
Middle School ELA teacher
Elementary Education/Math Major Janaya McClenny
Magic Johnson

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.

Kean University Academics

3 of 6

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

Featured News

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Kean to Host Hundreds of Union Township Students Following School Closure

Kean to Host Hundreds of Union Township Students Following School Closure

Kean University is welcoming hundreds of local elementary students to its 1085 Morris Avenue Building, ensuring uninterrupted learning while their school is temporarily closed due to mold. The initiative also offers valuable hands-on learning opportunities for Kean education students.
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College of Education Receives Grant to Create Diverse Teacher Pipeline for New Jersey Schools

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.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Are Focus of Kean Diversity Council High School Leadership Conference

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Are Focus of Kean Diversity Council High School Leadership Conference

At the Diversity Council on Global Education and Citizenship conference, nearly 1,000 students developed social justice action plans for their high schools, and 10 humanitarian awards were given out.