COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — For more than a year now, On Your Side investigators have been investigating whether several local school districts are pushing levy votes on the ballot.
Both Westerville and Marysville voters will cast their ballots this November.
“The way kids were taught in the 1960s is different than the way kids are taught today. Education overall just looks different,” said Nicolle Marshall, treasurer of Westerville City Schools.
In April, Marshall told ABC 6 that the school board had agreed to vote on a combined bond and levy next November. The board said the funds were needed for construction, renovation and improvements to school buildings.
“Because the state sees us as the wealthier community, it shifts a larger portion of that burden onto the local community. And that’s exactly what we’re dealing with now,” Marshall told ABC 6.
Another municipality that needs to speak out on this issue is Marysville. The district is working to educate the public about the levy and its impact on schools, students and the community.
Only last year, voters there rejected such a tax by an overwhelming majority.
Marysville administration stresses that due to reduced state funding and increasing enrollment numbers, the need for additional resources is urgent.
After the levy failed in Marysville last year, district administrators told ABC 6 that jobs had been cut to save the district about $2 million.
