http://www.vindy.com/news/2014/nov/06/increasing-rejection-of-levies-for-ohio-/

This articles first outlines the foundation of school funding in Ohio.  Some dollars come from federal sources, some from state, and some from local.  The local dollars are on a levy system, meaning that schools propose levies and the constituents of that area vote whether to renew (continue) or pass new levies.  This system was found to be unconstitutional decades ago, but little has changed.

Unfortunately in this system there is much inequity.  Additionally, there is little hope for the schools to gain the necessary funding to be successful in a myriad of sectors: safety, academics, resource management, etc...  Statewide, new levies pass at a rate of 29% which means that most of the schools are not receiving the money that they felt it was dire to ask for to improve the lives of children in Ohio.