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recently returned to illinois' lasalle high school, the number of teachers didn't add up. were you fully staffed when you started class? >> we were not. >> reporter: superintendent steven wrobleski says the pandemic has accelerated a teacher shortage years in the making. >> it would not be uncommon to have 50 or 100 applicants in years past. now if we get between one and five applicants, that's a good day. >> reporter: districts nationwide are facing similar problems. nearly 30% of national education association members say the pandemic has led them to leave teaching earlier than expected and less college graduates are signing on to become teachers. almost all 50 states reported teacher shortages for the 2021 school year. in wisconsin, anthony schnell retired this june after 29 years of teaching, dedicating himself full time to his family's bakery outside madison. >> it's much earlier than i expected, at least five or six years earlier than i ever