The Houston Area Teacher Center sponsors a teacher job at the University of Houston, providing school districts, charter schools, private schools and other educational organizations the opportunity to recruit teacher candidates.

The Houston Area Teacher Center is a consortium of about 30 Houston-area school systems and the University of Houston College of Education. The center serves as a forum for school district and college representatives to work through issues of common concern such as teacher supply and demand, student teaching, professional development and more. Initiated in 1970, HATC is believed to be the oldest and largest teacher center in the nation.