Cincinnati Leaders Divided Over School Levy
Around the Nation, Local Voters to Face School Questions.
Frustrated by what they call unfulfilled promises, unexplained expenses, and minimal academic progress, some of Cincinnati’s most powerful business and religious leaders are withholding their support of the district’s tax-levy renewal on the Nov. 2 ballot.
Cincinnati is one of many communities nationwide where voters face critical education issues. The outcomes of votes in Cleveland; Detroit; Multnomah County, Ore.; Pinellas County, Fla.; San Diego; San Francisco, and elsewhere will affect districts’ budgets and leadership.
The Cincinnati Business Committee and the city’s Baptist Ministers Conference followed through last week on a threat made in April to withdraw their support for levies. Citing concerns over the district’s spending, what they see as the school board’s tendency to micromanage, and a lack of minority contractors in the system’s $1 billion construction program, they want assurances that taxpayers’ money would be spent wisely to raise students’ test scores. ( "Cincinnati Group Calls for More Power for Superintendent," ...
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