The School of Education within the College of Education and Human Development offers a number of programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels that prepare students to become effective educators who make a difference for students, schools and communities. The faculty are nationally and internationally recognized experts who engage in research that informs the field of education.

By the Numbers

• 54 faculty members
• Approximately 580 undergraduate students in the K-8 Teacher Education major
• Approximately 350 graduate students in five master’s programs and three doctoral programs
• The School of Education graduate program is consistently ranked as one of the top schools for graduate education by U.S. News & World Report.
• Faculty have been awarded approximately $22.5 million in grants from organizations such as the Institutes of Education Sciences, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and the State of Delaware Department of Education.

Accreditation

The School of Education programs are nationally accredited by the following professional organizations.

• Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
• Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
• Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC)
• International Reading Association (IRA)
• National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
• National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
• National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
• National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)