INTERESTED ONLOOKERS--Dale DeRolph, left, plantiff, and Nick Pittner, lead attorney in the DeRolph v. Ohio, school-funding case, attend a news conference held by the Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding, at the Ohio Theatre, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1999. The Coalition released its "Basket of Essential Learning Resources for the 21st Century." The Ohio Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Nov. 16 to determine whether the state's method of funding public education has been remedied. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)