/news/tags/parma-city-schools Parma City Schools en-US Copyright Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:01:43 GMT /education/2025-10-07/northeast-ohio-school-districts-have-a-range-of-levy-asks-on-the-nov-2025-ballot School districts like Parma, Elyria and Streetsboro are trying again for operating levies after past failures. Meanwhile, school districts will soon have to navigate the Ohio Legislature taking away several types of levies they'd previously relied on. Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:01:43 GMT /education/2025-10-07/northeast-ohio-school-districts-have-a-range-of-levy-asks-on-the-nov-2025-ballot Conor Morris, Jonathan Beard /education/2025-08-07/parma-makes-another-attempt-at-getting-a-school-operating-levy-passed Parma City School District has seen every major operating levy attempt fail in recent years, but the new superintendent hopes this fall will be different. Thu, 07 Aug 2025 21:09:58 GMT /education/2025-08-07/parma-makes-another-attempt-at-getting-a-school-operating-levy-passed Conor Morris /education/2025-05-13/whats-next-for-elyria-parma-and-other-districts-after-levy-failures Despite an overall improvement in levy success rates compared to last May, just a third of Northeast Ohio school districts' attempts to increase taxes were successful during the May primary this year. Tue, 13 May 2025 18:40:58 GMT /education/2025-05-13/whats-next-for-elyria-parma-and-other-districts-after-levy-failures Conor Morris /education/2024-07-22/parma-schools-drop-2024-levy-attempt-amid-county-property-reappraisal The move comes despite the school district being rebuffed by voters on new operating money four times in the last three years. Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:30:03 GMT /education/2024-07-22/parma-schools-drop-2024-levy-attempt-amid-county-property-reappraisal Conor Morris /education/2024-06-27/parma-schools-to-offer-free-lunches-to-all-students The change comes as the district appears to be serving a greater share of students in poverty than ever before. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 20:34:48 GMT /education/2024-06-27/parma-schools-to-offer-free-lunches-to-all-students Conor Morris /education/2023-08-21/parma-school-officials-blasted-for-not-catching-that-high-school-could-be-renovated-with-state-aid Parma school officials were put in the hot seat during an emergency board of education meeting held over the weekend, revolving around the planned demolition of Parma Senior High School, which could now be put on hold. Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:26:29 GMT /education/2023-08-21/parma-school-officials-blasted-for-not-catching-that-high-school-could-be-renovated-with-state-aid Conor Morris /education/2023-07-27/parma-schools-staff-will-be-permitted-to-carry-guns-this-school-year Parma City School District's Board of Education voted unanimously last week to allow trained staff to carry guns on school property, roughly a year after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law allowing school districts to adopt policies to do so. Thu, 27 Jul 2023 20:19:33 GMT /education/2023-07-27/parma-schools-staff-will-be-permitted-to-carry-guns-this-school-year Conor Morris /education/2023-06-13/petition-demand-letter-seek-to-halt-demolition-of-parma-senior-high-school Some Parma residents are hoping Parma City School District will halt demolition of Parma Senior High School, both through a demand letter sent to the district and a petition. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:31:45 GMT /education/2023-06-13/petition-demand-letter-seek-to-halt-demolition-of-parma-senior-high-school Conor Morris /education/2023-04-13/parma-schools-stump-for-a-new-levy-hoping-fourth-times-the-charm Parma City School District is again trying to win over voter support for a bond issue that will be on the ballot in May, meant to fund construction of a new high school. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:49:28 GMT /education/2023-04-13/parma-schools-stump-for-a-new-levy-hoping-fourth-times-the-charm Conor Morris /education/2023-01-24/parma-schools-will-put-another-bond-issue-attempt-on-the-ballot-in-may This will be the district’s fourth consecutive attempt to get a bond issue approved, with the last attempt failing in November last year. The bond would be used to construct a centralized high school as the district looks to close two high schools to trim costs. Tue, 24 Jan 2023 17:07:33 GMT /education/2023-01-24/parma-schools-will-put-another-bond-issue-attempt-on-the-ballot-in-may Conor Morris