"Prioritizing an Integrated Approach to Educator Shortages and Workforce Diversity, Part 1: An Effective Workforce Is a Diverse Workforce" makes the case for integrating policies, programs, and practices that address teacher shortages and those that aim to diversify the teacher workforce. Three critical realities illustrate the ways in which educator shortages and workforce diversity are inextricably linked: (1) Shortages disproportionately affect students who are racially marginalized and minoritized; (2) Educator recruitment and retention are influenced by systemic racism and racial disparities in education; and (3) Educators who are ethnoracially diverse are critical to addressing the needs of today's classrooms. This paper presents strategies and examples for states, districts, and educator preparation programs (EPPs) that want to approach both educator shortage and diversity efforts with an integrated perspective that addresses all points of the talent development continuum. [This report was co-produced with the Center for Black Educator Development.]