All Entries Tagged With: "david sussman"
The Land of the Sleaze
By Uri Kaufman A few years ago, a reporter from a major newspaper conducted a contest to see which state had the most dreadful political culture. This was shortly after the public learned of Elliot Spitzer’s evening hobbies and so it seemed to me to be a fairly easy exercise. However, after much agonizing, the [...]
Reject the Albany Pay Raise
By Dr. David J. Sussman Here’s a way to make more money. Tell your boss you just voted to give yourself a 20 percent raise. Sounds crazy, but rumor has it, that’s exactly what your representatives on the New York State legislature plan to do right after the November elections. By the way, the not-yet-scheduled [...]
Higher Bid Placed for Number Six School
By Danielle Puma Another bid was made to buy the property of Lawrence’s Number Six School on Church Avenue in Woodmere by Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. The bid, reportedly over $12 million, includes about $600,000 for cleanup of the former elementary school. If the bid is accepted, the property may potentially be used as [...]
School Board Looking to Improve Performance
By Danielle Puma The Lawrence School Board plans to implement changes by September to help improve the district’s overall test scores for the 2012-2013 academic year. The goal for the upcoming year is for teachers to work with students to increase results in both math and English Language Arts assessments and to improve overall student [...]
Albany’s Same Old ‘New Teacher Assessment’ Bait-n-Switch
By Dr. David J. Sussman As a parent of four Lawrence High School graduates, my interest in local education over the past 22 years has become rather personal. As a 17-year trustee on the Lawrence Board of Education, I’ve channeled that interest toward ensuring every child in our district gets the best education possible. [...]
Marcus Claims Board of Education Is Trying To Force Him Out Of Office
By Deanna Del Ciello Standard Staff The Lawrence School Board has been riddled with controversy since the bidding on Lawrence’s Number Six School in April when a board member accused fellow members of conflicts of interest and insider trading during the bidding process. Lawrence School Board Trustee Rabbi Nahum Marcus claims he has been ostracized [...]
Number Six School Sale Still in Play; JCC Looking to Buy
By Deanna Del Ciello Standard Staff The Jewish Community Center of the Five Towns, a bidder for Lawrence’s Number Six School, announced this week in an advertisement that is running in six local papers that they have signed and submitted a contract to buy the property. The advertisement reads “the JCC is excited to announce [...]
Letters to the Editor: June 8, 2012 Edition
Wisconsin Leads the Way To the Editor, I want to take this opportunity for your newspaper to consider discussing the results of Tuesday’s resounding defeat in Wisconsin of the public sector unions and their out of control public wages, perks, retirement and health care packages. I think this topic should be talked about in this [...]
Sussman Running for NYS Assembly Taking On Weisenberg
By Amanda Mayo Dr. David Sussman, a Lawrence resident who has served on the school board of the Lawrence Union Free School District for the past 17 years, has officially been nominated to run as Assemblyman for New York State Assembly District 20. He will be running on the Republican ticket, against long-time incumbent Harvey [...]
