In Ohio, Bill To Revamp School Funding Unveiled

As an Ohio judge hears a lawsuit contending that the state's current school-finance system is unconstitutional, a leading lawmaker has introduced a bill designed to reduce funding disparities by increasing state funding and pooling the proceeds of economic growth.

Sen. H. Cooper Snyder, the chairman of the Senate education committee, renewed debate about the funding system this month by unveiling a plan that would raise funding across the state by more than $1,000 per child.

Ohio lawmakers took a long look at the existing funding system during their 1991 and 1992 sessions, but so far have been unable to reach a solution that significantly reduces the wide per-pupil funding gap between wealthy...