Capital improvements: The Florida Department of Education will lobby legislators for a change in the way school capital improvements projects are funded. Department officials want the law to allocate money based on the age of buildings and square footage. Right now money is distributed based on a percentage of the past five years' average funding. Tampa Bay Times.

Superintendent pay raise: The Palm Beach County School Board delays a vote on a nearly $10,000 pay raise for Superintendent Robert Avossa until Dec. 7. Some board members were unhappy that they didn't know they would be considering a raise until just before the meeting. Avossa's salary, which is already the most of any state superintendent, would jump from $325,000 to $334,750 and he would get automatic raises in the future if the contract changes are approved. Palm Beach Post. Sun-Sentinel.

Padget departs: John Padget, vice chairman of the Florida Board of Education, attended his final meeting Wednesday. The Key West investor served the maximum two four-year terms. Padget has been an advocate for integrating coding and computer science into classrooms, and also argued for higher standards for passing scores on state assessments tests. Politico Florida. keysnews.com.

Medical marijuana: Duval County school officials say they need to know how the Legislature will regulate medical marijuana before they can see how it might affect the way the district deals with students who are cleared by a doctor to use it. WJAX. WTSP.

Students protest: Nearly 100 high school and college students in Homestead walk out of classes to protest President-elect Donald Trump's immigration positions and to demand the city become a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants. Miami Herald. (more…)