BURNSIDE FOR SUPREME COURT--Democratic Supreme Court candidate Judge Janet Burnside, of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, meets with the Stateshouse press corps to discuss her candidacy, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, April 18, 2002. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

BURNSIDE FOR SUPREME COURT--Democratic Supreme Court candidate Judge Janet Burnside, of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, meets with the Stateshouse press corps to discuss her candidacy, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, April 18, 2002. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

FRIEND OF EDUCATION--Sen. Leigh Herington, D-Ravenna, gestures during his speech after being honored with the Friend of Public Education award, by the Ohio Federation of Teachers, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, April 18, 2002. Also seen is OFT president Tom Mooney. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

OFT CONVENTION--Tom Mooney, president of the Ohio Federation of Teachers, gestures during a speech at the group's convention, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, April 18, 2002. The group is opposed to proposed legislation concerning charter schools. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)