This study makes the case for why a diverse teacher workforce benefits all students—not minority students alone—and ensures excellence and parity in America’s educational system. It examines the under-representation of African American teachers in U.S. public schools and the declining number of Black teacher candidates. The programs it describes confirm the value of nontraditional and pre-collegiate talent pools, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and other collaborative models for successfully recruiting and preparing Black teachers.