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.

Mortimer won’t seek reelection

The Idaho Falls businessman and current Senate Education Committee chairman says he’ll call it quits after the 2020 legislative session.

Charters see big enrollment growth amid pockets of steep decline

Struggling charters are adjusting to smaller budgets by reassigning teachers and holding off on professional development.

Ehardt says the game isn’t over

The second-term lawmaker — and former college basketball coach — hopes to keep sex education and student diversity up for debate.

K-12 enrollment continues to grow

The latest statewide fall enrollment tally: 310,628 — up 3,400 students, or about 1.1 percent from last year.

School levies appear to violate state election law

Ballot measures in both the Lake Pend Oreille and Swan Valley school districts don’t include language detailing a levy’s potential impact on local taxpayers.

‘School within a school’ lets kids control their learning

Nearly a fourth of Rocky Mountain Middle School students set their own schedules and take tests when they’re ready.

Madison approves nearly $500,000 in bonuses

All staff members will receive the extra cash in December.

Upgrades to Idaho Falls schools could start at $78 million

The money would fund “safety, capacity and critical upgrades” in a first renovation phase. School leaders discussed two other upgrade phases but not price tags for them.