11 Quotes by Candy Olson

I have been very troubled by the idea of closing a school that has been so successful.

I think a lot of it will fly with the board. There's a much higher level of awareness than there was three or four years ago. It's a good start.

We just can't sit around twiddling our thumbs. We don't have a choice. We have to build schools for children.

We can't just keep hoping the county commission will do right by these kids.

When I get information about buying land in the future, I'm going to want to see any and all appraisals that we've had.

We had to get more formal . . . and more transparent. It's not only that we do it well but also that people see it as well.

Is it a failure? No. But we need to do much, much better.

A lot of it has tremendous potential. Just the conversation is raising awareness. It goes far beyond student nutrition. It's about the whole child.

It's a reminder we all need to be very attuned to self-exams and mammograms.