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The View From Here: Class dismissed

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Manny Castro and Geronimo Garcia walk the halls of Geronimo's former school, Charter Alternatives Academy.

One out of four adults in California is a high school dropout. Class Dismissed takes an up-close look at the crisis through the lives of four young people from the Central Valley. The stories reveal what's at stake for their future and ours.

The View From Here is a production of Capital Public Radio in Sacramento. Photos, videos and complete transcripts of this program are available at their website.

Executive Producer of The View From Here is Joe Barr. Reporters are Steve Milne, Julia Mitric and Rebecca Plevin of Valley Public Radio. The Multimedia Producer is Andrew Nixon. Senior Editor is Alan Ray. Class Dismissed was produced by Catherine Stifter and Paul Conley.

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Gina Vonkaeo graduates at age 24 with a high school diploma and a job in the carpenter's union.

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Unyque Jackson with her daughter, Harmony.

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