CENTER OF THE STORM--Dale DeRolph, center, plaintiff in DeRolph v. Ohio school-funding case, spends a quiet moment prior to a news conference held by the Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding, following the Ohio Supreme Court's ruling that the state has failed the remedy its funding of public education, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, May 11, 2000. Also seen are lead attorney Nicholas Pittner, left, and coalition executive director William Phillis. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)