Bethany Blankley

Bethany Blankley is a contributor for The Center Square.

Government
TX Legislature passes nearly $9B school funding bill

​(The Center Square) – The Texas House and Senate both passed their versions of a major school finance bill, HB 2, and on Thursday reached an agreement on a final… Read More

May 23, 2025
Culture
First four months in 2025, illegal crossings down by 83% nationwide from 2024

(The Center Square) – In the first four months of 2025, illegal border crossing encounters and apprehensions reported nationwide totaled 168,390, an 83% drop from the number reported during the… Read More

May 15, 2025
Public Education
Texas lawmaker counters teachers’ union on education funding levels

(The Center Square) – State Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, who authored the Texas Senate’s education package, including Texas’ first school choice bill, is countering a claim made by Texas AFT… Read More

May 7, 2025
Culture
Antisemitic attacks in U.S. last year highest on record since 1979

(The Center Square) – The number of antisemitic attacks tracked by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in 2024 were the largest on record since it began reporting antisemitic incidents in 1979. Read More

May 5, 2025
Politics
Texas’ decades-long fight over school choice: How it happened

​(The Center Square) – For more than 20 years, House Republicans and Democrats have opposed a taxpayer-funded subsidy to allow families to send their child to a private school of… Read More

April 18, 2025