Of the school levies in Northeast Ohio that failed Tuesday, the majority would have raised homeowners’ taxes.
Of the 38 school ballot issues, 23 passed and 15 failed. But there was a clear difference in the type of levy that was passed.
Renewal levies, which do not raise your taxes, passed 18 out of 20 times. While additional fund levies, which will increase your bills, failed 7 out of 10 times. This was the case for Elyria City Schools…