/news/tags/school-levies school levies en-US Copyright Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:10:00 GMT /education/2026-04-06/stakes-are-high-for-some-northeast-ohio-school-districts-with-levies-on-the-may-ballot Northeast Ohio districts including Lorain, Streetsboro and Barberton say levies on the May ballot will determine job cuts and student access to extracurriculars. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:10:00 GMT /education/2026-04-06/stakes-are-high-for-some-northeast-ohio-school-districts-with-levies-on-the-may-ballot Conor Morris /education/2025-10-07/northeast-ohio-school-districts-have-a-range-of-levy-asks-on-the-nov-2025-ballot 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. Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:01:43 GMT /education/2025-10-07/northeast-ohio-school-districts-have-a-range-of-levy-asks-on-the-nov-2025-ballot Conor Morris, Jonathan Beard /education/2025-05-06/majority-of-school-levies-succeeded-in-northeast-ohio-in-may-2025-primary 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. Wed, 07 May 2025 03:45:47 GMT /education/2025-05-06/majority-of-school-levies-succeeded-in-northeast-ohio-in-may-2025-primary Conor Morris /education/2024-04-01/more-than-half-of-ohio-school-levies-failed-in-the-march-2024-election 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. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:05:00 GMT /education/2024-04-01/more-than-half-of-ohio-school-levies-failed-in-the-march-2024-election Conor Morris /education/2024-03-20/heres-how-northeast-ohio-school-levies-fared-in-the-2024-primary School districts' requests for new money to fund operations and new facilities fared poorly in Northeast Ohio during the spring primary this year. Wed, 20 Mar 2024 04:47:21 GMT /education/2024-03-20/heres-how-northeast-ohio-school-levies-fared-in-the-2024-primary Conor Morris /show/sound-of-ideas/2023-10-17/whats-on-the-ballot-for-northeast-ohio-voters-this-november ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ's reporters will discuss the local races and ballot issues voters will decide in this November's general election. Tue, 17 Oct 2023 09:00:00 GMT /show/sound-of-ideas/2023-10-17/whats-on-the-ballot-for-northeast-ohio-voters-this-november Jay Shah, Rachel Rood, Drew Maziasz /show/sound-of-ideas/2023-05-03/on-heels-of-may-primary-ohio-lawmakers-push-for-august-special-election Republican lawmakers want voters to decide whether to raise the threshold for amending the Ohio constitution on an August ballot. Wed, 03 May 2023 10:00:00 GMT /show/sound-of-ideas/2023-05-03/on-heels-of-may-primary-ohio-lawmakers-push-for-august-special-election Leigh Barr /education/2023-03-28/official-says-two-new-levies-needed-for-cash-strapped-akron-schools 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. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:46:14 GMT /education/2023-03-28/official-says-two-new-levies-needed-for-cash-strapped-akron-schools Conor Morris /education/2023-03-14/will-akron-schools-facilities-plan-exclude-the-kenmore-neighborhood Should Akron Public Schools build a new school in the Kenmore neighborhood? How many schools should be closed or relocated amid declining enrollment? And how much debt should be taken on, if any, to fund new facilities? The Akron Board of Education is deciding on a new facilities plan. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:32:50 GMT /education/2023-03-14/will-akron-schools-facilities-plan-exclude-the-kenmore-neighborhood Conor Morris /education/2022-12-20/canton-board-of-education-advances-plan-for-new-elementary-schools-delays-high-school-project The Canton City School District Board of Education voted Monday to move forward with seeking a levy in the spring to build two new elementary schools as part of a major facilities reconfiguration plan. The district is also putting plans to move McKinley High School on hold. Tue, 20 Dec 2022 19:19:30 GMT /education/2022-12-20/canton-board-of-education-advances-plan-for-new-elementary-schools-delays-high-school-project Conor Morris