A X B = C--Sen. Eric Fingerhut, D-Cleveland, points to a chart bearing the ever-popular A X B = C equation held by Sen. Linda Furney, D-Toledo, during a news conference, at the Ohio Statehouse,in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, March 15, 2001. The Senate Democrats proposed a plan to improve Senate Bill 1 with what they referred to as "building blocks for successful schools." The A stands for the Average cost of educating a pupil in a successful school. The B is the size of the student Body, and the C is the total Cost to the district before adjustments and add-ons. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

MENTAL HEALTH RALLY--Rhonda Spreng, of Mansfield, takes part in a rally by over 1,500 mental health advocates to protest their share of Gov. Bob Taft's proposed two-year budget, on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, March 15, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

MENTAL HEALTH PROTEST--Over 1,500 mental health advocates protest their share of Gov. Bob Taft's proposed two-year budget, on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, March 15, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

MENTAL HEALTH PROTEST--Over 1,500 mental health advocates protest their share of Gov. Bob Taft's proposed two-year budget, on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, March 15, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)