Devin Bodkin

Devin was formerly a senior reporter and editor for Idaho Education News and now works for INL in corporate communications.

Marsh Valley trustees agree to buy out contract without disclosing its details

Board minutes include no mention of who received the money or for how much.

A 6-year-old goes months without seeing her best friend

The challenges of life during a pandemic have grown burdensome, even for Idaho’s youngest.

Trustees in Nampa, Idaho Falls face recall elections

Mike Kipp and Elizabeth Cogliati could be stripped of their school board roles come March 9.

Former Shelley High principal pleads guilty to grand theft

“I used a school’s credit card for personal use,” Eric Lords, 49, told the judge.

We scored some seats … to a high school basketball game

A night of hoops underscored growing desires for normalcy during a lingering global pandemic — despite COVID-19’s ongoing impacts.

Pocatello-Chubbuck employee charged with sexual abuse of a minor

Eric Popely, a now-former employee at Highland High School, is suspected of inappropriately touching a student.

Several new online learning programs will live on after the pandemic

School leaders say shutdowns exposed a need they were unaware of — “It has been a whole new world for us.”

Blackfoot braces for $23.9 million bond issue

The district hopes to turn an elementary school into a career technical high school and build another elementary school nearby.

Homeschooling during a pandemic can work. Just ask this mother of 13.

“That’s the big take away through this whole pandemic,” said Janet Cox, who’s found success in homeschooling her kids. “There’s no one-size-fits-all model.”

Charter schools added thousands while statewide enrollment dropped

Mostly virtual and new charters netted 5,118 kids during the disruptive pandemic.