"Teacher Diversity and Student Success makes a powerful case for diversifying the teaching force as an important policy lever for closing achievement gaps and moving schools closer to equity goals. Written by three leading scholars, the book outlines solutions for diversifying the teaching force, increasing student exposures to same-race teachers, and improving teacher training for a culturally diverse student body. They argue that teacher diversity should be seen as one element of teacher quality, and that policies focused on improving teacher quality should take race into consideration. The authors also address the historic and contemporary factors that have kept people of color out of teaching and highlight emerging research showing the significant, long-lasting impact of same-race teacher exposures, particularly for Black and Latino students." -- Back cover.

Teacher diversity and student success -- Why same-race teachers matter -- The power of teacher expectations -- A history of underrepresentation -- Leaks in the teacher pipeline -- Teacher diversity is teacher quality -- Three strategic policy approaches -- Taking action.