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Grass Roots: Boys and Girls Club working to keep focus on achievement gap

Think Boys and Girls Club, and you might think after-school recreational activities, but the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County commits a lot of money and many volunteer hours to helping kids do better in school. And Michael Johnson, the CEO for Boys and Girls Clubs here, wants to make sure the organization is part of the solution to the academic achievement gap for minority students that has everyone talking in Madison and beyond.