Ryan Suppe

1 month ago | idahoednews.org | Ryan Suppe

Salmon is on track to have a new school building next year, after voters last year passed a historic bond measure. Construction on the $29 million facility, which will serve pre-school through eighth grade, broke ground in December. The project should be completed before the 2026-27 school year, said Breann Green of the Salmon Schools Needs Assessment Committee. The volunteer committee crafted the school building’s financing plan, and is now overseeing construction.

1 month ago | idahopress.com | Ryan Suppe

Since the 1980s, Caldwell students have studied politics and economics not in textbooks but through discussion. While not a novel concept — Socrates championed it thousands of years ago — this method made retiring teacher Steve Hauge beloved, and feared, at Caldwell High School for 40 years. Colleagues and former students are celebrating Hauge this month as he prepares for retirement after four decades in public education.

1 month ago | idahoednews.org | Ryan Suppe

Since the 1980s, Caldwell students have studied politics and economics not in textbooks but through discussion. While not a novel concept — Socrates championed it thousands of years ago — this method made retiring teacher Steve Hauge beloved, and feared, at Caldwell High School for 40 years. Colleagues and former students are celebrating Hauge this month as he prepares for retirement after four decades in public education.

1 month ago | idahoednews.org | Ryan Suppe

Idaho climbed a dozen spots in national rankings for starting teacher pay last school year, reflecting a $145 million state investment in raises two years ago. The National Education Association’s (NEA) last month released its annual K-12 spending state rankings, “Educator Pay in America.” The national teachers’ union each year ranks states based on starting teacher pay, average teacher salaries and per-student spending, among other metrics.

1 month ago | idahoednews.org | Ryan Suppe

Idaho’s K-12 public schools are no longer required to report their annual calendars — including instructional hours — to the state. State law mandates that school districts and charter schools set yearly calendars offering a minimum number of instructional hours. But during the 2025-26 school year, state officials won’t verify whether districts and charters are satisfying the minimum, spokespeople for the Idaho Department of Education (IDE) confirmed this week.