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Updated May 10, 2024 Contents Introduction Monument Issues and Controversies Modification of Monuments Monument Size Establishment Criteria Inclusion of Nonfederal Lands Monument Management Effects on Land Use 'Consistency' of Antiquities [...]

Updated April 15, 2024 Introduction The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), an agency within the Department of the Interior (DOI), has a mission to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, [...]

Updated December 22, 2023 Like other federal agencies, the National Park Service (NPS) has halted most operations during occasional government shutdowns resulting from lapses in appropriations. In the past three [...]

Updated October 6, 2023 Overview The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA; 16 U.S.C. [section][section]6801-6814) authorizes five agencies to charge and collect recreation fees on federal recreational lands and waters. [...]

Introduction Several federal programs exist to compensate local jurisdictions for the presence of nontaxable federal lands. The widest-ranging program is the Department of the Interior's (DOI's) Payments in Lieu of [...]

Updated May 3, 2023 Contents Introduction Monument Issues and Controversies Modification of Monuments Monument Size Establishment Criteria Inclusion of Nonfederal Lands Monument Management Effects on Land Use 'Consistency' of Antiquities [...]

Updated March 23, 2023 The federal government owns roughly 640 million acres, more than a quarter of the land in the United States. Four agencies--the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [...]

Updated December 15, 2022 The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA; P.L. 116-152) established a new fund with mandatory spending authority to address deferred maintenance (DM) needs of five federal agencies. [...]

The article focuses on the statutory authorities and processes through which the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) disposes of federal lands. Topics include the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), the Recreation and Public Purposes Act (RPPA), and the requirements and procedures for land use planning, environmental reviews, and land appraisals in the land disposal process.

Updated November 28, 2022 Contents Introduction Issues and Controversies Modification of Monuments Monument Size Establishment Criteria Inclusion of Nonfederal Lands Monument Management Effects on Land Use 'Consistency' of Antiquities Act [...]

November 23, 2022 What Is the Land and Water Conservation Fund? The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (LWCF Act; 54 U.S.C. [section][section]200301 et seq.) was enacted to [...]

This paper reports on a small-scale, recently completed qualitative project conducted in the United Kingdom that focuses on links between refugee families and the schools their children attend. The project attempted to study the relationships between refugee parents and education professionals in order to identify factors that encourage or hinder the strengthening of home-school contact and communication. The research involved a study of four primary (elementary) schools in two inner-city districts in two large cities. Data were collected from parents, teachers, and others about the relationship between home and school. The analytical framework that is used in the paper focuses on models of school-community relationships and the role of the headteacher in determining the particular ethos of each school. School practices and teacher attitudes are described, and the issues are considered in the context of recent public sector reforms, particularly in education policy and practice. Findings show that the social, political, and economic context in which refugee families exist is enormously disabling. Emphasizing flexibility and the permeability of home-school boundaries would help address the concerns refugee parents have over the educational futures of their children. (Contains 50 references.) (SLD)

This paper examines the concept of "empowerment" and analyzes contrasting perspectives on the empowerment of parents that have informed developments at national and local levels in the United Kingdom and also in the United States and other countries. Empirical data illustrate the limited impact these approaches have on a group of working-class parents in England. The first approach is exemplified by social democratic initiatives that define empowerment as a strengthening of the role of parent-as-citizen through mechanisms designed to encourage the closer involvement of parents in the planning and delivery of local education services. The second definition of empowerment is contained within the British Conservative Party's emphasis on promoting the role of the parent as consumer, especially through policies claiming to enhance parental choice of school. A third approach, supported by the "new centrists" emphasizes the responsibility of the individual to empower himself or herself by taking advantage of opportunities to participate. The experiences of a racially mixed working class group of parents and their perceptions of the forms of action open to them during a teacher shortage illustrate how little sense of power these parents had. Data collected through interviews with 50 parents, some of whom were Bangladeshi, showed how far from empowered these parents felt as the teacher shortage disrupted classes and their children's educations. The beliefs and attitudes of many parents, especially low-income and minority group members, remain untouched by the rhetoric of parent empowerment. (Contains 65 references.) (SLD)

Updated August 1, 2022 Overview The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA; 16 U.S.C. [section][section]6801-6814) authorizes five agencies to charge and collect recreation fees on federal recreational lands and waters. [...]