As summer winds down, careful planning for first day of school

Anna Nottleson
It's the evening before the start of the 2010-2011 school year and Anna Nottleson has already chosen the outfit she'll wear on her first day of second grade at Matoska International in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.
MPR Photo/Nikki Tundel

Anna Nottleson, 7, has been looking forward to the start of the 2010-2011 school year. She spent her last few hours of summer vacation preparing for her first day of second grade.

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