Joanne Weiss, Director, Race to the Top Fund, U.S. Department of Education, spoke at the American Diploma Project Network Leadership Team Meeting on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. Read the transcript of the speech. For more information about the 2009 ADP Network Leadership Team Meeting, go here.

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