PROFICIENCY RESOLUTION--Rep. Ronald Gerberry, D-Canfield, gestures as he speaks about a proposed resolution that would halt the state's proficiency testing until a study can be conducted, during a news conference, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, March 15, 2000. Also seen are: from left, Sen. Rober Hagan, D-Youngstown, Sen. Michael Shoemaker, D-Bourneville, and Sen. Leigh Herrington, D-Kent. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)