Devin Bodkin

Elementary teacher ditches classroom desks

An East Idaho educator is trying a more diverse seating repertoire to combat overcrowding and help hyperactive kids contain their “wiggles.”

Idaho schools combat food waste

A study in one of Idaho’s largest districts revealed that 30 percent of the food it serves ends up in the trash.

Idaho Falls names contractor for new high school

Idaho Falls-based Bateman-Hall will build the new school, currently projected at $60 million.

Prolonged school closures could affect student learning

Teachers are rewriting lesson plans and say they will need to keep close taps on students who harbor the highest risk of falling behind.

School leaders evaluate class time following snow closures

Some districts are adding days, others are adding time while others say there is no need to alter the schedule.

Idaho Falls elementary employs ‘expeditionary’ approach

In the wake of losing 24 students and one of its most popular teachers, Sunnyside Elementary School in Idaho Falls is moving forward with a framework hinged on student expeditions.

Idaho Falls opts to build a new high school

The district originally planned on upgrading both Idaho Falls and Skyline high schools. However, further cost analysis and research prompted the board to opt for a rebuild, while sticking with plans to upgrade Skyline.

Some Idaho districts communicate with Facebook

But most avoid the social media platform, because of staffing reasons, and promote individual schools to use it.

Year In Review: The year’s ‘lighter side’

From a pig farmer who writes the dirtiest of literature to four East Idaho sibling administrators, we look back at the top five funny, obscure or otherwise not-so-well-known phenomena that grabbed your attention in 2016.