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- ↑ The National Academies' Rising Above the Gathering Storm Report
- ↑ UTeach National Replication Sites
- ↑ "UTeach Conference | UTeach Institute". uteach-institute.org. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ↑ "Universities Replicating UTeach Spring 2014 enrollment nationwide (6,704 students)" (PDF). UTeach-Institute.org. UTeach Institute. January 26, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ↑ UTeach Institute Funding Models and Partners