The Howard University Ready to Teach (RtT) Program is a national consortium created in collaboration with Chicago Public Schools (Illinois), Clayton County Public Schools (Georgia), Prince George's County Public Schools (Maryland), Howard University Charter Middle School for Mathematics and Science (Washington, DC), and the Northwest Preparatory Academy (Houston, Texas). The RtT I program increased the number of teachers from underrepresented populations in high-need content areas and high need local education agencies (LEAs). RtT program provided 69 participants the opportunity to pursue their teaching license in high-need subject areas (specifically English, Mathematics, Science, Special Education and Elementary Education). Currently, the RtT program has recruited 33 teacher candidates with a target focus on African-American males to an alternate route to teacher certification. RtT participants were recruited from a pool of promising recent college graduates and mid-career changers. The RtT curriculum is grounded in research-based teaching and learning strategies that improved instruction and learning for all students. RtT alumni participants were provided an intense summer institute, field-based experiences, online pedagogy, subject-specific workshops, faculty mentors, and school-based mentors. The RtT team monitored, and mentored each teacher candidate through the program and the initial year of their teaching appointment.