SCHOOL FUNDING--Sen. Jeff Jacobson, R-Brookville, gestures as he talks about a school-funding bill that he will introduce, during a news conference, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001. From right to left are: Senate Pres. Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, Sen Bill Harris, R-Ashland, Sen. Bruce Johnson, R-Columbus, and Sen. Robert Gardner, R-Madison. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

SENATE'S READY TO GO--Senate Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, right, listens as Sen. Jeff Jacobson, R-Brookville, talks about a school-funding bill that he will introduce, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001. The state has until June 15 to satisfy the Ohio Supreme Court that it's method of funding public schools meets constitutional standards. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

THE RICH GET RICHER BUT THE POOR GET POORER--George Zeller, of the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies, speaks about the latest report concerning poverty and the poor, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)