world trade center in new york city and another into the e ntagon and the fourth plan crashed in shanks bill, pennsylvania. more than 3000 people died that day and our lives changed forever. we want to focus today on one aspect of the change that has impacted millions of americans. that is the way that we travel, by car, by rail, by boat, and most importantly, by air. we will talk today about the security we have come to live with, what has worked and not work and look ahead to the future of what transportation security will be like over the next 10 years. for the answers to those questions, we will go straight to the top. our guest today is john pistol, the head of tsa. he oversees a workforce of more than 60,000 people who manage the security operations of more than 450 federalized airports around the country as well as the federal air marshal service, security for highways, railroads, pipelines, mass transit. john came to the tea as a with a wealth of experience in counter- terrorism and terrorism. he spent more than 26 years at the fbi as a special agent working his way up through the ra

bill bushaw. [applause] >> shank, a great job framing the issue is today. americans expect quality in the .ood we ate, the cars we buy there is an increasing demand for quality in our public schools. this somber session about quality is starting to focus on more than just the schools. it is starting to focus on teachers. among other things, this year's poll results showed that americans recognize the need for high-quality teachers in order to have high-quality schools. there is a lot more to this story, but first i want to tell you a little bit of background about pdk and the poll we are doing for the 43rd year. phi delta kappa is an association of 30,000 educators, including teachers, superintendents, principles, and professors. it is this variety of education professionals that makes us unique. there are highly regarded magazine, which serve as a trusted voice and advocate for public policies that support improved teaching and increased student learning. this is the 43rd year pdk has partnered with gallup to pull american attitudes toward public schools.