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.

Snake River hires Hagerman superintendent

Mark Kress replaces retiring Superintendent David Kerns.

Tackling hunger: These students put a food pantry in their school

Gaby Bobadilla and Dayana Medellin didn’t like that some of their peers were going hungry, so they put a food pantry in their high school. 

Study: Bachelor’s degrees boost annual salaries by $32,000 in Idaho

The Thomas B. Fordham Institute released its finding on Idaho’s education earnings gap Tuesday.

White Pine trustees acknowledge second open meeting violation in five months

Trustees admitted Tuesday to secretly approving payouts for major facilities projects during a Jan. 22 executive session.  

Authorities awaiting audit results in financial probe of Blackfoot charters

As a result, the investigation may “take a little longer,” Bingham County Prosecutor Paul Rogers said.

Hiring panel narrows search for new charter commission director

Finalists range from one of the commission’s own to the president and CEO of a national charter-authorizing group.

Lawmaker drafting bill to boost access to career-technical education

Sen. Dave Lent, R-Idaho Falls, hopes to unveil the bill by the end of the week.

School savings surpass $323 million

Increased state funding accompanies added savings for school districts and charter schools across Idaho.

Albertson Foundation awards $1.5 million for all-day kindergarten

The grant will give nearly 1,000 Idaho charter school children access to all-day kindergarten free of charge.

Marsh Valley self-corrects secretive contract extension for its superintendent

Trustees acknowledged on Tuesday that a recent closed-door decision violated Idaho’s open meeting law.