With the start of school, comes a problem for many districts; a lack of teaches.

Iowa Department of Education teacher preparation consultant, Tom Bice, says smaller districts have a harder time finding teachers. He says pay could be one issue.

He says there could be a benefit to some teachers in shortage areas who want to leverage more money.

Bice says most schools still use some sort of pay structure, even without collective bargaining. Bice says the salaries paid by the districts are based on that structure.