FINANCING FAILURE: Several Florida families, backed by a phalanx of lawyers, plan to sue the state over its failure to adequately fund a high-quality public education system as required by the state Constitution. (Image from mylegaladvance.com)

GOING FOR IT: The Hillsborough School Board unanimously backs accepting a $100 million Gates Foundation grant to improve teaching. 

STEPPING DOWN: St. Petersburg College president Carl Kuttler says he'll officially leave on Dec. 31.

NO HURRY: Pinellas board members say they want a new fundamental high school — they're just not sure when.

BUILD IT OUT: Hernando will construct a new K-8 school near Weeki Wachee.

TOP OF THE CLASS: Symphony of praise surrounds Stewart Middle band director 

LABOR NEWS: Charlotte teachers reach a tentative contract deal after going to impasse over health benefits, the Herald-Tribune reports. • Hundreds of Broward district employees protest for raises, the Sun-Sentinel reports.

CLASS SIZE CONCERNS: Polk district leaders are wringing their hands over how to implement the next phase of the class size amendment, the Winter Haven News Chief reports.

FEDERAL CASE: Complaints about the way a Sanibel principal treats teachers and staff have made it to the federal Office of Civil Rights for review, the Fort Myers News-Press reports.

DOUBLE DIPPER ALERT: Seminole State College's president retires — for a month to claim pension benefits — and then plans to return to the job, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

HOMELESS: The number of Brevard students without homes has doubled, Florida Today reports.

SNEAKY BUSINESS: Monroe investigates a company that appears to have changed minimum job requirements for several administrative positions, the Keynoter reports.

GETTING UGLY: The fight over curriculum in Palm Beach continues, the Palm Beach Post reports.

IMPEACHED: FAMU's student senate votes to begin the process of removing the student government president, the Tallahassee Democrat reports.

BIG SAVINGS: Alachua schools save more than $600,000 through energy conservation, the Gainesville Sun reports.

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