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Diverse youth from San Joaquin County, California share their take on high school dropout for Capital Public Radio's The View From Here: Class Dismissed.

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Let’s share some stories #brainstorming.

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Roosevelt had to drop out to take care of his ill father.

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"I learned some positive insights on such a negative topic. It’s nice to know the reasons why different people drop out and not just fall into assumptions."

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Teen Empowerment leader Courtney Baldwin discuss CapRadio's first Youth Voices Workshop.

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Teen Leadership Council member Chris Mitchell shares thoughts on CapRadio's first youth voices workshop.

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"She tells me she's going to drop out of high school, because of all the pressure."

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"I was struggling at home and I didn't let that affect me ...."

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Turning Fear into Inspiration by Antonisha

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"Dropping out of school is never the answer."

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“I ended up having a child and I started to get unfocused in school. You have to realize that school comes first.    

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"Really what got me through everything was my church."

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Youth respond to the question "Why do students drop out?" in a group sculpture activity. A top reason high schoolers drop out? The need to take care of family members.

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Motivation from and for moms on staying in school.

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Morgan draws his vision of ‘how dropout impacts the community.’