This text is a must-read for practitioners, policy makers, and researchers seeking to understand the underrepresentation of teachers of color in US public schools. Equally important, Gershenson, Hansen, and Lindsay provide clear state and local policy prescriptions to increase the ethnoracial diversity of America’s teachers. — Travis J. Bristol, assistant professor, University of California, Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education

The relevance of teacher diversity, particularly for students of color, has recently emerged as one of the most well-established findings in all of education research. This important and timely book, written by leading researchers on this topic, both summarizes that body of research and provides a thoughtful and multifaceted guide to action for practitioners and policy makers. — Thomas S. Dee, Barnett Family Professor, Stanford University