Texas Offers a Model for Training Math and Science Teachers.

The article profiles a teacher training program for math and science high school teachers at the University of Texas at Austin. The program called UTeach began as a way to better prepare math and science teachers for the classroom in 1997. The author focuses on the possibility of the UTeach model becoming a nation-wide program with the financial help from the energy company ExxonMobil. The author also discusses criticisms and reservations from the education community and the stringent implementation requirements for those seeking funding to duplicate the program.