America’s students are returning to school, but in many cases, their teachers aren’t.

The country is facing an education crisis as more teachers leave the profession for other fields, often lured by higher pay. At the same time, colleges have witnessed a plunge in the ranks of students majoring in education, leading to a shrinking pipeline of young classroom teachers.

States across the U.S. are reporting teacher shortages just as schools open for the 2018-19 school year. That’s prompting a scramble among school districts: Earlier this month, Michigan held a job fair in a late bid to attract teachers to fill open spots, while a Vermont school official told the publication Vermont Digger “that almost every high school” was still searching for at least one math teacher.

Source: America’s new education crisis: A teacher shortage – CBS News