The majority of school levy attempts in Northeast Ohio passed Tuesday night, according to unofficial results, but the vast majority of districts seeking anything more than a renewal of an old levy were rejected.

New taxes meant to fund operations again failed at Parma, Elyria and Streetsboro schools, after failures in the spring primary election. Parma has not had a new operating levy approved by voters since 2011, Elyria, since 2010.

Officials in Parma and Elyria have said they’ve avoided layoffs in recent years, through reducing expenses by attrition or cutting empty positions. But that could change if levies continue to fail. Financial forecasts for those schools show them in the red in the not-too-distant future with Streetsboro out of cash by the end of its 2028 fiscal year and Parm

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