The UTeach program was created at the University of Texas at Austin to attract and prepare more college students for secondary teaching careers in math and science without adding time or cost to their degree.

Hallmarks of the UTeach program include early and intensive field experience, frequent coaching from mentor and master teachers, and all education courses taught in the context of math and science.

Over its 10 year history, the program has had enormous success:

• The number of certified math and science teachers graduating has more than doubled to over 70 per year.
• 90 percent of those that receive certification go on to teach immediately, compared to just 50 percent nationally.
• 80 percent of those who enter teaching are still teaching four years after starting, compared with 60 percent nationally.
• Almost half of graduates teach in schools where more than 40 percent of students receive free or reduced price lunch.

NMSI is awarding grants of up to $2.4 million each to the universities that start programs modeled after UTeach. A new generation of teachers now is being enrolled at 13 UTeach campuses from a pool of 52 applicant institutions.

[For more information about UTeach at the University of Texas at Austin, visit www.uteach.utexas.edu. For more information about UTeach replication, visit www.uteach-institute.org]