By WBAY News Staff
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Governor Tony Evers kicked off his back-to-school tour of UW campuses statewide to celebrate and welcome educators, students, staff, and administrators back to school for the 2025-26 school year.
Gov. Evers visited UW-Green Bay. He got a tour of the University Union and met with students from UW-Green Bay’s Rising Phoenix Program, which provides high school students the opportunity to earn both a high school diploma and college credits simultaneously, providing a head start on their college education.
Gov. Evers secured $1 million in the 2025-27 Biennial Budget to support the highly successful Rising Phoenix Program.
Source: Governor Tony Evers highlights money secured for Rising Phoenix program