and leaders in their schools. (6) Strategies to address teacher shortages are multi-faceted and should follow broader efforts to modernize and elevate the teaching profession. For example, efforts to improve recruitment and preparation of teachers will be more effective if implemented in conjunction with policies to improve the working conditions of teachers, elevate the profession through improved selectivity, comprehensive and rigorous preparation, and higher pay, and professional development and other supports. (7) Research shows that Grow Your Own Programs can be an effective strategy to recruit diverse, well-qualified candidates to the profession and prepare them with the needs of the community and school district in mind. According to the Learning Policy Institute, Grow Your Own programs have shown positive results in recruiting and retaining diverse teachers in the hardest to staff schools, in part by leveraging participants’ existing connections to the community and prior experience working closely with the student population. 3. Growing the rural educator workforce Part B of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7341 et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating subpart 3 as subpart 4