H.R. No. 625
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The UTeach program at The University of Texas at
Austin is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2017; and
WHEREAS, A collaboration between the university's Colleges
of Education and Natural Sciences, UTeach was established in 1997
as an innovative method of recruiting undergraduate students to
teach science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; the
program addresses the critical need for secondary school teachers
with a deep knowledge of STEM fields, and UTeach students earn
degrees in their content areas along with teaching certification
within four years; and
WHEREAS, One of the top five programs of its kind in the
country, UTeach reaches future educators through its original
secondary teacher preparation program as well as through its
primary education initiative, service learning classes, and
monthly seminars; the program has been replicated at more than 40
universities in the United States, with nearly 7,000 students
currently enrolled in UTeach programs across the nation; and
WHEREAS, Today, graduates are providing a solid foundation in
STEM subjects to more than 1.5 million secondary students in Texas
and beyond, and 86 percent of the program's alumni have continued to
teach for at least five years; and
WHEREAS, UTeach has helped foster a generation of educators
who understand the importance of STEM education in maintaining a
competitive economy and creating the next generation of innovators,
and the program is indeed deserving of recognition; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 20th anniversary of UTeach and
extend to all those associated with the program sincere best wishes
for continued success.
Howard
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 625 was adopted by the House on March
2, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House