That Used to be US by Thomas Friedman, presented by Dr. Valerie Truesdale

January 23: That Used to be US by Thomas Friedman, presented by Dr. Valerie Truesdale Valerie Truesdale has served as superintendent of the Beaufort County School District since 2007.  She is perfect to discuss the sense of urgency in education in our country. Hear her call for collective action on a large scale, and a favorite quote for a "can-do, get it done, everyone pull together, whatever it takes attitude".   January 23: That Used to be US by Thomas Friedman, presented by Dr. Valerie Truesdale That Used to Be US: America has a huge problem. It faces four major challenges, on which its future depends, and it is failing to meet them. Thomas L. Friedman, one of our most influential columnists, and Michael Mandelbaum, one of our leading foreign policy thinkers, analyze those challenges — globalization, the revolution in information technology, the nation’s chronic deficits, and its pattern of energy consumption — and spell out what we need to do now to rediscover America and rise to this moment. Prior to her move to Beaufort County, she was district superintendent for Oconee County schools for four years and served as Chief Instructional Services Officer for School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties for almost a decade. She also served as senior executive assistant for the SC Department of Education, supervising areas of policy, teacher licensure, technology, and student assessment. Dr. Truesdale is a former high school principal, assistant principal, personnel administrator and teacher. She earned a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina in Educational Leadership in 1988, an M. B. A. from Georgia State University in 1978, and a Bachelor's degree in English Education from Clemson University in 1974.