A X B = C--Sen. Eric Fingerhut, D-Cleveland, points to a chart bearing the ever-popular A X B = C equation held by Sen. Linda Furney, D-Toledo, during a news conference, at the Ohio Statehouse,in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, March 15, 2001. The Senate Democrats proposed a plan to improve Senate Bill 1 with what they referred to as "building blocks for successful schools." The A stands for the Average cost of educating a pupil in a successful school. The B is the size of the student Body, and the C is the total Cost to the district before adjustments and add-ons. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)