Tom Carroll Quotes

In regard to them missing (expectations) by a penny, in our view it is a small and very short-term negative. - Tom Carroll

I would be more concerned about the company's performance. ... I don't care what you call me as long as I'm doing a good job. - Tom Carroll

I think about (closing) all the time. But I put my time into building up the business and I'd rather sell it than just let someone take it over for nothing. - Tom Carroll

Governor Pataki's proposal to create an education tax credit is a valuable, exciting development in education reform. Parents who are most in need of choices in education have a new door opened to them. Programs such as this in a half-dozen other states have spurred millions of dollars in private investment in education and have made a huge difference in the lives of many low-income families. - Tom Carroll

Every child deserves a quality education. And we believe that the key ingredient is to place qualified teachers into every classroom. - Tom Carroll

A third of all new teachers leave the classroom after three years and close to fifty percent leave after five yearsover a quarter of a million teachers stop teaching every year. Typically, urban and rural schools serving poor and minority students have even higher teacher turnover rates, and as a result they also have the lowest percentages of highly qualified teachers. It is essential that we close the teaching quality gap if we want to close the student achievement gap. - Tom Carroll

[Currently pedestrians cannot cross between South and North streets at the Main street intersection due to tunnel work.] We've been covering the equipment with black tarps [when construction work is not underway] to lessen the impact... Out of sight, out of mind. - Tom Carroll

(The earnings) were pretty much in line with what the company said they would do. - Tom Carroll

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