FISHER EDUCATION PLAN--Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lee Fisher gestures during a news conference, concering his safe schools proposal, at the St. Stephen's Community House, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 1998.

TAFT EDUCATION PLAN--Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Taft gestures during a news conference concerning his plan to reduce truancy, at Schiller Park, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 1998.