Audio File of Radio Address.

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers on Sep 5th, delivered his weekly radio address welcoming students, parents, families, educators, and school staff across Wisconsin back to school. This week, the governor began a statewide back-to-school tour, visiting schools and meeting with students, families, educators, and staff as they begin the 2024-25 school year.

Gov. Evers has spent most of his life in education fighting for Wisconsin’s kids, first beginning his career as a science teacher in Baraboo, Wisconsin, and then going on to become a principal, superintendent, and state superintendent before running for governor in 2018. This year marks his 48th back-to-school season.

Hey there, folks. Governor Tony Evers here. 

Welcome back to school, Wisconsin!

As a former science teacher, principal, superintendent, and state superintendent, I am so excited to be celebrating my 48th back-to-school season with our students, families, educators, staff, and administrators from across Wisconsin this week. 

I want to take a moment to recognize all of the kids, parents, and loved ones, as well as our phenomenal educators and staff who’ve been working to get ready to start this new school year off on the right foot. 

The first day of school is one of my favorite days of the year because each school year means new opportunities for educators and students alike to learn, grow, and be inspired. 

The start of the school year can mean a lot of change, but there’s a lot of exciting work ahead of us each school year, and we’re going to make this a great school year.

It’s no secret that I ran to be governor because I believe, as I’ve often said, that what’s best for our kids is what’s best for our state. So, I’ll keep fighting for you and kids, families, educators, and schools across our state. 

Whether it’s fighting to fully invest in and fund public education at every level, keeping class sizes small, investing in school-based mental health services, and making sure kids have the resources and support they need to be successful—you name it—it takes a heck of a lot of hard work to make a school community thrive, but we’re in this work together. 

We have exciting and big work to accomplish during this school year, Wisconsin. Let’s make this school year one of the best ones yet. 

Thank you.