'Abbott Elementary' and the DonorsChoose Set initiative to donate up to $1 million to public school teachers (EXCLUSIVE)

As "Abbott Elementary" returns to ABC for the second half of its second season, DonorsChoose has set a new initiative that aims to inject $1 million into public school classrooms.

DonorsChoose invited public school teachers to share projects they hope to receive funding for from de W. Beginning Jan. 10, the nonprofit will be accepting donations for these projects during "Abbott Elementary" and will match donations up to $500,000, limited to $200 per person, in the goal of donating $1 million in total.< /p>

"Following Quinta Brunson's lead, honoring the impact of teachers has been an extremely important part of our 'Abbott Elementary campaign," said Laura Lovas, vice president of strategic partnerships and events at ABC Entertainment. "Apart from the joy the series brings to fans, it's gratifying to see the impact positive that has been made in the public education community through continued work with amazing brands like Scholastic. And now, we couldn't be happier DonorsChoose is donating up to $500,000 towards reaching $1 million in classroom funding to celebrate "Abbott."

As Lovas noted, this isn't the first time "Abbott Elementary" has been involved in charitable giving campaigns aligned with the series' focus on public schools in need.

As reported by Variety, in 2021 the series collaborated with Scholastic to becoming the first entertainment brand to offer free book fairs to underfunded schools, and a second series of book fairs began in fall 2022. Scheduled to premiere in season 2, Lakeshore Learning launched a raffle raffle that offered teachers a shopping spree for school supplies, while New York & Company did the same for clothing purchases. Abbott Elementary has partnered with French Toast to donate uniforms to Title 1 schools and Lifetime Brands' S'well to donate 10,000 reusable water bottles to students nationwide. /p>

Also, DonorsChoose has supported "Abbott Elementary" once before working with ABC-affiliated stations to identify a “Teacher of the Week” in various local markets and provide those teachers with funding for their classrooms. Markets included to date include Philadelphia, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Fresno and San Antonio DonorsChoose is also working with Disney on Disney Future Storytellers on various social investments and collaborations aimed at empowering the next generation of storytellers to develop talents and skills for the future.

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