The need to recruit more minority teachers for urban schools is acute. Although enrollment in teacher preparation programs has increased, few of these future teachers intend to teach in urban schools where they are most needed. Ninety-five percent of prospective secondary school teachers come from suburban, rural, or small town backgrounds, and intend to return to those settings after graduation. Of all students enrolled in programs leading to initial certification at the elementary level, 90 percent are White, 4.3 percent are Black, 2 percent are Hispanic, and 1.8 percent are Asian. In contrast, 93 percent of the nation's largest urban school districts maintain minority student enrollments of 70 percent. The following representative programs for recruiting teachers for urban schools are described: (1) Perkins Loans; (2) Governor's Teaching Scholars Program (New Jersey); (3) Minority Teachers Program (New Jersey); (4) Teacher Opportunity Corps (New York); (5) Peace Corps Fellows Program (Teachers College, Columbia University, New York); and (6) Early Teaching Contract Programs, and the Young Educators Society (YES) (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee). School districts that have developed programs include: (1) Columbus Public Schools, Columbus, Ohio; (2) Houston Independent School District, Houston, Texas; and (3) Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, California. A brief list of references is included. (FMW)