Most of those levies will likely fail based on the history of school issues’ success with voters.

There are 194 school levies up for a vote next month, including 123 requests for extra funding.

The remaining issues are asking voters to renew or continue existing taxes.

Damon Asbury, legislative director of the Ohio School Boards Association, tells the newspaper that asking for new money on the ballot is a hard sell because taxpayers are feeling strapped.