Teacher diversity is beneficial for all students, but especially students of color. The evidence is clear that having a teacher that matches students' racial identity increases reading and math scores, reduces the use of exclusionary discipline practices, and increases the likelihood of graduating high school and matriculating into a postsecondary institution. Knowing these positive impacts, many policymakers share the same goal of increasing teacher diversity. In North Carolina, Governor Roy Cooper singed Executive Order Number 113 to establish the Developing a Representative and Inclusive Vision for Education (or DRIVE) Task Force, charged with creating and sustaining a diverse educator workforce. Efforts such as these also highlight the complexity of the issues that make it difficult to increase the diversity. This brief seeks to address the importance of promoting a diverse teacher workforce by presenting the current state of teacher diversity in North Carolina and highlighting the benefits that it has on student outcomes. The brief concludes with recommendations for increasing teacher diversity among the educator workforce in North Carolina.