Standardized testing in Public Schools and how president s handle crisis situations. For a complete schedule visit booktv. Org. Let me please welcome you all and introduce you, first, to zephyr teachout. She is an associate law professor at Fordham Law School the former National Director of the Sunlight Foundation and a former democratic candidate for governor of new york. Please welcome zephyr. [applause] and linda tirado is the author of hand to mouth living in boot strap america. She describes herself as a completely average american with two kids, and up until recently two jobs. Her essay, why i make terrible decisions or poverty thoughts, was picked up by huffington post, the nation and countless others and read by more than six Million People and shes quite a voice for people live anything poverty, so welcome to both our panelists. Ms. [applause] so i think since we want this to be a little more conversational than your average panel, i have some questions to kind of kick us off.