Devin Bodkin

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

Teton takes all teaching and learning online

Idaho now has 15 counties designated as high risk and 17 designated as critical risk for coronavirus spread. These designations impact 144 districts and charter schools and over 264,000 students.

I have a new pen pal, and she’s obsessed with cheetahs

The first letter showed up on my keyboard Wednesday.

Online school posts unprecedented enrollment growth, again

The Oneida School District’s Idaho Home Learning Academy added some 4,500 new students since last year in reaction to the disruptions of a pandemic.

We’re moving; our third grader isn’t happy

“It’s your fault,” she told me through tears after a rough day.

Elementary schools see sharpest K-12 enrollment declines

Enrollments are up in all secondary grades, but declines in lower grades drag the overall number down by more than 4,500.

Unexpectedly, I was invited to breakfast — at school

Our girls are finally slipping into a routine and starting to enjoy going to school.

In-person attendance is down during the pandemic

Requests for students to quarantine during the pandemic are dragging the numbers down.

Saturday night lights, stadium half empty at kickoff

COVID-19 affects high school football but “kids are resilient.”

Idaho Falls trustees face recall after shift to hybrid learning

Online instruction is “killing” some high schoolers, one recall organizer told EdNews.

Kindergarten enrollments are down during the pandemic

One reading expert said it could take years for the state to bounce back from impacts COVID-19 is having on the state’s youngest learners.