SCHOOL FUNDING WITH FEELING--William Phillis, Executive Director of the Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding, left, gestures during a news conference concerning a report titled How the People of Ohio Feel About School Funding, authored by Guido H., Stempel III, right, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001. Dr. Stempel is Professor Emeritus, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

SCHOOL FUNDING--Sen. Jeff Jacobson, R-Brookville, looks toward Senate Finance Education Subcommittee Chairman Robert Gardner, R-Madison, during a hearing, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001. Also seen is Sen. Bill Harris, R-Ashland. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)