school levy

Most of the people at Wednesday's town hall were district employees. Many said they liked ideas in the plan, but questioned how they might be funded.

The new strategic plan will act as a road map for the district, but will also be a sales pitch to voters this November, when the district is likely to have a new tax levy request on the ballot for the first time in 10 years.

We talk to Cincinnati Public Schools leaders.

It's been 10 years since the school district last asked voters for additional revenue, but many Board members now agree it's time to submit a request.

Administrations presented the recommendation to the Board of Education during a meeting Monday evening. More than 60 people, many of them CPS employees, spoke out during public comment against the cuts. Many demanded the Board vote to place a levy on the ballot in November to provide the school system with financial relief.

From school levies to new legislation that could claw back funding from public schools, we talk with school leaders.

Several local districts say they're struggling to balance their budgets and need additional funds to stay afloat. New money has been hard to come by.

The superintendent told community members the district can't make any more cuts to staffing or transportation, and will need to consider cutting funding for athletics if the levy doesn't pass.

While some of the largest proposals failed, like Lakota Local Schools' $506 million ballot issue, other levy renewals, and even a few new bond issues that promised not to raise taxes, received support at the ballot box.

Are school districts more dependent on levies this year?