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Economic headwinds, including rising gas prices and recent property tax increases, loomed large this election cycle as did concerns about schools' spending.

Northeast Ohio voters proved hesitant to support new income taxes for schools on the May 5 ballot.

Northeast Ohio districts including Lorain, Streetsboro and Barberton say levies on the May ballot will determine job cuts and student access to extracurriculars.

School districts like Parma, Elyria and Streetsboro are trying again for operating levies after past failures. Meanwhile, school districts will soon have to navigate the Ohio Legislature taking away several types of levies they'd previously relied on.

While levy renewals - calling for no tax increases - enjoyed significant support despite low voter turnout, districts requesting tax increases, including Parma, struggled to get those levies passed.

Inflation, voter apathy and partisanship may have all played a role in the defeat of levies on the March 2024 primary ballot, according to some involved with local levy campaigns.

School districts' requests for new money to fund operations and new facilities fared poorly in Northeast Ohio during the spring primary this year.

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ's reporters will discuss the local races and ballot issues voters will decide in this November's general election.

Republican lawmakers want voters to decide whether to raise the threshold for amending the Ohio constitution on an August ballot.

Akron Public Schools could put two school levies on the ballot as soon as spring 2024, officials said during a Board of Education meeting Monday night.