page_title: Tony Evers
section_title: Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
hierarchical_section_title: Tony Evers / State Department of Public Instruction (2001–2019) / State Superintendent / Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of Tony Evers giving a speech to a crowd in the Wisconsin Capitol Rotunda for the 2012 State of Education Address
context_page_description: Anthony Steven Evers is an American politician and educator who has served as the 46th governor of Wisconsin since January 7, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Evers previously served as the Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction for ten years.
  Born and raised in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Evers was educated at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, eventually receiving a Ph.D. After working as a schoolteacher for several years, he became a school administrator, serving as a principal and, later, district superintendent. Evers first ran for Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1993 and again in 2001, losing both elections. Evers was instead appointed deputy superintendent, a position he served in from 2001 to 2009. In 2009, he ran for Superintendent of Public Instruction again, this time winning. He was reelected twice, in 2013 and 2017.
  On August 23, 2017, Evers announced his candidacy for governor of Wisconsin, challenging two-term Republican incumbent Scott Walker. Walker was seen as a vulnerable incumbent and had been criticized for his education policies. Evers won the Democratic primary in August 2018.
context_section_description: In March 2016 the United States Department of Education announced that Evers had been selected to serve on the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee for Title 1, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The federal committee was charged with drafting proposed regulations for two areas of the ESSA.
caption: Evers delivering the 2012 "State of Education Address" in the Wisconsin Capitol Rotunda
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