The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) is the state education agency of Florida. It governs public education and manages funding and testing for local educational agencies (school boards). It is headquartered in the Turlington Building (named for former Education Commissioner Ralph Turlington) in Tallahassee. The department supports 2.6 million students, 3,800 public schools and 318,000 full-time staff and more than 180,000 teachers. The department manages the Florida Information Resource Network (FIRN), which provides Internet access to public schools.