SCHOOL FUNDING ALTERNATIVE--State Rep. Jim Jordan, right, (R-Urbana) gestures during a news conference, concerning child-centered funding, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1997. To the left is State Treasurer J. Kenneth Blackwell who supports Jordan's legislative effort. Jordan's proposal would enable parents to enroll their children in the public or private school of their choice.