Twenty-five years ago -- December 1991 -- communism died, the Cold War ended and the Soviet Union disappeared. It was the largest breakup of an empire in modern history and not a shot was fired. It was an event of biblical proportions that my generation thought it would never live to see. As Wordsworth famously rhapsodized (about the French Revolution), "Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive/ But to be young was very heaven!" 

Lobbyists will prepare to dive head first into the new House rules and regulations which will vastly alter their work in the upcoming legislative session via training sessions set up by the Florida House, Speaker Corcoran's office announced Thursday. 

Florida parents will be able to look up schools based on their letter grades thanks to a new tool from the Florida Department of Education. 

The FDOE unveiled a new website this week which will give parents the ability to compare school data with district data as well as give them the opportunity to learn more about Florida's education standards.