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St. Paul, Minn.

Slideshow: How teachers prepared for the new school year

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Classroom at Cretin-Derham Hall
Cretin-Derham Hall High School. "I moved into a new classroom for this fall. I'll share this classroom with two other teachers. I think the tote bag says it all as school starts soon: 'Keep Calm and Carry On!'"
Religion teacher Martha Boerschlein Tracy
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Richfield Middle School classroom
Classroom at Richfield Middle School. "This picture was taken after we returned from a trip to Companies to Classrooms, a nonprofit that connects Richfield and Bloomington teachers with materials donated by the business community. We depend more and more on donations, or paying for things out of our own pockets."
Social studies and math teacher Mary Supple
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Classroom at Cretin-Derham Hall
Cretin-Derham Hall High School. "I moved into a new classroom for this fall. I'll share this classroom with two other teachers. I think the tote bag says it all as school starts soon: 'Keep Calm and Carry On!'"
Religion teacher Martha Boerschlein Tracy
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Eastview High classroom
Eastview High School in Apple Valley. "When our school opened in 1997, the starting number of desks was about 28 per classroom. Today it is 34."
Social studies teacher Todd Beach