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Blake Drummond works on a house in Springfield, Ohio. Drummond was a high school dropout who went through a program at Opportunities for Individual Change. After getting his GED and taking construction and building classes, he now earns $21 an hour. (Maddie McGarvey for NPR)
Blake Drummond works on a house in Springfield, Ohio. Drummond was a high school dropout who went through a program at Opportunities for Individual Change. After getting his GED and taking construction and building classes, he now earns $21 an hour. (Maddie McGarvey for NPR)

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