DeROLPH v. OHIO--Nick Pittner, left, and John Birath, who are attorneys representing the plantiffs in the case of DeRolph v. Ohio pick up copies of the Ohio Supreme Court decision ruling in their favor, at the Rhodes Tower, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, March 24, 1997. The court ruled that the state's formula for funding public education is unconstitutional.

HAPPY VICTORS--Dale DeRolph, left, and Nick Pittner applaud William Phillis after Phillis spoke about the plantiff's victory in the Ohio Supreme Court decision DeRolph v. Ohio, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, March 24, 1997. The court ruled 4-3 that the state's current method of funding public schools is unconstitutional. 

NOT A HAPPY GOV.--Ohio Gov. George Voinovich gestures during a news conference concerning the Ohio Supreme Court's school funding decision, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, March 25, 1997. The court ruled that the state's current method for funding public schools is unconstitutional.

SCHOOL FUNDING SOLUTION?--Pete Dobrozski, a lobbyist from Dayton, Ohio, holds a newspaper as he rests his eyes during a meeting of the Ohio School Funding Task Force, held at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, May 7, 1997.

PONDERING THE TASK--Ohio Senate Minority Leader Ben Espy, D-Columbus, left, and Senate President Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, listen to testimony during a meeting of the Ohio School Funding Task Force, held at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, May 7, 1997.