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School Levy Hot Button Issue In Westerville
Voters in Westerville will decide in November whether to reduce a 2009 school tax levy. Some people fear it will hurt the school system and be a detriment to the overall community. But the group leading the issue says the district needs to be more fiscally prudent.
Tension over school funding is brewing in the quiet, picturesque city of Westerville. The board of education staved off a strike after teachers and board members agreed after a protracted battle over a new contract. Now a local non-profit group is waging a campaign to reduce a school tax levy.
Westerville Teachers Approve Labor Deal, Stave Off Strike
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In what’s described as the closest vote in union history, teachers and school board members in Westerville have approved a new three-year labor agreement.
Voters Opposed To School Levies Are “Cutting Their Own Throats”
Many Ohio school districts are still struggling with state funding cuts instituted last year.
More than 70 percent of the school levies before Ohio voters this week failed at the ballot box. An education consultant thinks he knows why.
Groveport Madison Levy Passes; Other Districts Not As Lucky
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The southeast Columbus suburb was one of just 10 Ohio districts able to pass a levy in Tuesday’s special election.
Conservative Group Teaching Voters How To Repeal School Levies
Activists with the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law say there's a little-known way for local voters to put school levies up for referendum.
Activists with the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law say there’s a little-known way for local voters to put school levies up for referendum.
