News In Brief

Ohio legislators have reached an agreement with Gov. George V. Voinovich to restore about $10 million in state aid cut from 172 of the state's poorest school districts in response to a state budget deficit.

While some officials have raised questions about whether the state can reimburse only certain districts for statewide budget cuts, the Governor has agreed to a reimbursement plan that would screen districts based on their property value per student.

Each Ohio school district last month suffered a 2.5 percent cut in basic state aid as part of an effort to close a revenue shortfall...