the teaching profession can have positive impacts on student educational experiences and outcomes. Students of color demonstrate greater academic achievement and social-emotional development in classes with teachers of color. Studies also suggest that all students, including White students, benefit from having teachers of color because they bring distinctive knowledge, experiences, and role modeling to the student body as a whole. 232. Purpose The purpose of this subpart is to strengthen and expand the recruitment, training, and retention of diverse candidates into the teaching profession. 233. Eligible institution defined In this subpart, the term eligible institution means an institution of higher education that has a teacher or school leader preparation program that is a accredited by the State and that is— (1) a part B institution (as defined in section 322)