Devin Bodkin

Devin Bodkin is our assistant managing editor and writes a parenting blog for EdNews. He has been a corporate editor for the Idaho National Laboratory and previously taught English at Blackfoot High School. He lives in Blackfoot with his wife and six children.

Study: Idaho will need over 100 new schools by 2030

Some 42,000 students will have flooded Idaho by the end of the decade, a charter support group and a research firm say.

Many Idaho teens want a break before going to college. I did.

I wasn’t ready to map out my plans at 18. Enrolling in college didn’t mean I had to have a master plan, but it felt like that at times. 

Survey: Most Idahoans want full-day kindergarten

It’s the second survey this year that captures Idahoans overwhelming support for upping investments in Idaho’s youngest students.

Here’s what’s on Idaho’s school choice menu

Many Idaho families have a range of options when it comes to choosing a school. Other families don’t, and several factors can impact where parents are able to send their kids.

Idaho high school graduation rate falls

The 2021 rate of 80.1% fell well short of the state’s goal of 92.4%.

Idaho Falls approves full-day kindergarten

A declining number of students entering kindergarten “ready to learn” provoked the decision.

Average teacher salary hits all-time high

The number climbed to $53,100 in 2021-22, state data show, wiping out last year’s temporary drop and resuming a years-long upward trend.

Here’s how much Idaho spends on public education

Each year, the number edges ever upward into the billions. And each year, the Legislature devotes almost half of the state’s entire budget to K-12.

Two East Idaho districts to float a combined $105 million in bond issues

Both growing districts are planning to ask voters in March to pay for new schools and other upgrades.

Is the call for adequate teacher pay in Idaho being heard?

Increased investments in teacher pay from the last half-decade have been undeniable. But have they been enough?