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Critics say the reforms are the latest to further concentrate power in the hands of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. A series of constitutional reforms granting sweeping new powers to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega have been passed without dissent by the country’s legislature. A unanimous vote on Thursday ushered in what critics have described as […]
Returning from their failed attempt to enact a school voucher program in 2023, Republican lawmakers in Texas continued their efforts to transform education options in the state. AUSTIN, Texas (CN) — The Texas Senate Committee on Education K-16 convened for five-hour long hearing Tuesday for the first time in the state’s 89th legislative session to […]
Returning from their failed attempt to enact a school voucher program in 2023, Republican lawmakers in Texas continued their efforts to transform education options in the state. AUSTIN, Texas (CN) — The Texas Senate Committee on Education K-16 gave initial approval on Tuesday to Senate Bill 2, a sweeping piece of legislation that would be […]
As an alternative to concrete and other conventional composites, wood has re-emerged as a popular building material. Long thought of as too fragile and prone to damage, this natural resource has been re-engineered into a suite of fortified structural elements known as mass timber: glued, nailed doweled panels and beams able to shore-up everything from […]