As the days pass by, more schools are feeling the impact of the growing teaching crisis as it is becoming more global. Empty classrooms could potentially become an all too common sight for the future.

The National Center for Education reported that public schools have dropped 13 percent in staffing and show no signs of rising again.

Fewer people are leaving the education profession due to low pay, long hours, and being overworked due to lack of staff. Schools are struggling more and more to keep the classrooms filled with qualified educators.

In Spring of 2024, Louisiana State University enrolled 37,881 students but as of Fall 2024, that number dropped to 31,485.

For LSU education major, Alexis Nichols, the reality of becoming a teacher has been eye-opening.

“I have a lot of friends who started in education, but learning how to be a teacher was so different from what I thought it would be,” said Nichols.

With the growing challenges teachers face, 567,000 educators have dropped since the 2020 Covid Pandemic. Education policy warns that if the trend continues, schools may have to close down or switch to hybrid learning due to class sizes.

As schools struggle to keep classrooms filled, the future of education hangs in the balance and with no immediate solution in sight, it leaves many to wonder what the long-term impact could be.