As the school year starts across the EU, 24 member states are struggling with teacher shortages, impacting students’ learning and hindering the goal of providing quality education for all. Sweden has been reported as one of the worst affected, with 153,000 qualified teachers needed by 2035. Only Croatia and Cyprus did not report a lack of education staff, according to the European Commission’s Education and Training Monitor 2023 report, while Greece’s existing public data does not allow it to assess whether all needs are covered or if specific subjects might suffer shortages. Most countries fa…