COLM -- The state school board is working on a plan that would boost state aid to Ohio’s public schools by an estimated $1 billion a year.

The State Board of Education also said school districts would not have to rely so much of local tax revenue and would not have ask voters for tax levies so often.

Board members did not say where the money would come from. The State Board of Education plans to meet again on the issue next month.

After that, the board is expected to formally recommend its proposal to Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, who has made 2009 his deadline year for offering a fix on the way Ohio pays for public schools.