The Academy for Teacher Excellence (ATE) located at the Unversity of Texas at San Antonio, the premier higher education institution in South Texas, is grounded in the College of Education and Human Development's (COEHD) “Culturally Efficacious Teacher” model.

ATE will be a catalyst for the emergence of the COEHD as a nationally recognized leader in preparing teachers to teach diverse student populations and for increasing the number of culturally and linguistically diverse students who enroll and graduate with bachelors and advanced degrees in education.