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Compensation at Heart of Avon Lake City Schools’ Request for 9 Mill Levy

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Steven Carozza

Earlier this year, the school board for Avon Lake City Schools voted to put a 5-year, 9.04-mill emergency levy on the ballot this November. The levy will cost Avon Lakes taxpayers $276.88 extra each year per $100,000 of home valuation …

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Westerville to Vote on Repealing Portion of Past Operating Levy

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Greg R. Lawson

According to the Columbus Dispatch, residents of Westerville will have the opportunity this November to repeal 6.71 mills of an 11.4 mill operating levy that was passed back in 2009. A group called Taxpayers for Westerville Schools recently submitted over …

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Cleveland City Schools: A Look at Teachers’ Collective Bargaining Agreements

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Josh Vaughan

In the wake of enactment of the Cleveland Plan (HB 525), the Cleveland City Schools announced their intention of asking voters to approve a 15-mill levy this fall.  As voters, and other concerned Ohioans, study the issue it is helpful …

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Cleveland City Schools: Putting Teacher Compensation in Perspective

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Jonathan Stupak

As noted in previous posts, Cleveland Schools have proposed a 15-mill levy in order to eliminate a looming budget deficit and implement reforms included in the Cleveland Plan which recently passed the legislature and was signed by the governor.  Previous …

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Cleveland City Schools Budget and Cost Drivers

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Jonathan Stupak

In the wake of the passage of the Cleveland Plan (HB 525), Cleveland City Schools has proposed a 15-mill, four-year temporary levy to eliminate a projected deficit and implement the reforms included in the legislation. A previous post outlined some …

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Background on the Cleveland City Schools 15-mill Levy Request

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Jonathan Stupak

In the wake of enactment of the Cleveland Plan (HB 525), the Cleveland City Schools announced their intention of asking voters to approve a 15-mill levy this fall.  As voters, and other concerned Ohioans, study the issue it is helpful …

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