Teacher Shortage Areas 2020-21 (TSA 2020-21) is part of the Teacher Shortage Areas (TSA) program; program data are available since 1990?91 at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/pol/tsa.html. TSA 2020-21 (https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/pol/tsa.html) is a cross-sectional study that collects information about teaching needs in the 50 United States and the outlying jurisdictions. TSA 2020-21 provides a reference document to notify the nation where states and schools are looking to potentially hire academic administrators, licensed teachers, and other educators and school faculty in specific disciplines/subject areas, grade levels, and/or geographic regions; and where recent graduates of schools of education and trained, experienced teaching professionals aiming to serve school districts with shortages can find (prospective) positions and fill the current voids in each state?s and outlying jurisdiction?s pre-kindergarten through Grade 12 classrooms, in areas that match their certification credentials; as well as to inform Federal financial aid recipients on reducing, deferring, or cancelling/nullifying/discharging student loan payments and meeting other specified (e.g., teaching) obligations.