First day of school 2012

Jasmine Earl tries to talk her daughter Arika Hamilton into returning to the kindergarten classroom after the parent's orientation on the first day of school at Northeast Elementary Magnet School in Danville, Ill., on Tuesday July 24, 2012. The teacher was able to persuade the girl to rejoin the class at the balanced calendar school. (AP Photo/The News-Gazette, Rick Danzl)