Teacher shortages continue as the 2022-2023 school year kicks off: 'We don't have a workforce'

A brand new school year is about to kick off in many parts of America, but one thing is missing in many districts: enough staff.  

Well ahead of the 2022-2023 school year, educators and government officials have issued concerns about the ongoing shortage of teachers and school support staff — a years-long problem that was only exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

However, the ever mutating coronavirus, which tested educators like never before, is far from the only struggle school officials have faced in recent years. 

Darby Hoppenftedt, the director of student support services for the Novi Community School District in Novi, Michigan, told FOX Business the country is still experiencing an "educator crisis" and that the root cause is multifaceted.