ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary has partnered with Scholastic to provide underfunded schools with free book fairs. According to Variety, Between March 14th and 18th, The book fairs will be taking place at seven Title 1 schools across the country. The deal strives to provide each student with two free books and each teacher with 10. Harrity Elementary in Philadelphia, which Abbott Elementary is based on, will be one of the schools participating. Other Participating schools include Diehl Elementary in Erie, Pa., Bond Elementary in Chicago, Dayton’s Bluff Elementary in Minneapolis, Freeman Elementary in Flint, Mich., and Cortada Elementary and Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary in Los Angeles.ABC also looks to relaunch its Traveling Teacher’s Lounge initiative, which provides teachers with books from Scholastic, classroom supplies, breakfast, and merchandise from Abbott Elementary as a bonus. The first round of the lounge began on Jan. 3 and visited schools in Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland. The initiative served to donate more than 1,000 books, 10,000 notebooks, 100,000 writing utensils, and 15,000 art and craft materials to schools. The new stops added to the traveling lounge are Dallas on March 10, Houston on March 11, Santa Fe, N.M. on March 15, Phoenix on March 16, Reno, Nev. on March 18, and Los Angeles on March 22.“Abbott Elementary shines a light on and reflects the experiences and challenges faced by our country’s educators,” said Erin Weir, executive vice president of marketing for ABC & General Entertainment. “We had an extraordinary opportunity and responsibility to amplify that mission in our series marketing efforts. Giving back to this deserving community has been a pillar of our campaign from day one, and thanks to several incredible partnerships, like our collaboration with Scholastic, we’ve had the great fortune of celebrating teachers through supply donations, grassroots activations, and more, while also sharing the joy of our hilarious new comedy.”“Our mission at Scholastic has always been to support teachers and provide them with the resources and materials needed to build warm, positive classroom experiences for their students. That’s why we are so thrilled to team up with ABC and Abbott Elementary — a show dedicated to uplifting educators and reflecting their experiences — to put books into the classrooms that need them most and get kids excited about reading and learning,” says Billy DiMichele, senior vice president of creative development at Scholastic.Abbott Elementary is a workplace comedy set in an elementary school where Creator, writer, and star of the show Quinta Brunson, who plays Janine Teagues, is a second-grade teacher who does her best to support the students of her underfunded Philadelphia school. The show follows a group of dedicated public school teachers desperately trying to be good role models for their students and help them succeed in life despite being underfunded and underpaid. The comedy also stars fellow teachers Barbara Howard and Melissa Schemmenti, (Sheryl Lee Ralph and Lisa Ann Walter), newbie Jacob Hill (Chris Perfetti), a disinterested principal Ava Coleman (Janelle James), and a new substitute teacher/aspiring principal Gregory Eddie (Tyler James Williams).

Creator Quinta Brunson Took to Twitter to Share her Excitement

Brunson tweeted, “Our first school is the elementary school I went to, Harrity ❤️ let's get it @Scholastic 😤”

“Ultimately, I believe public schools should be better funded/ supplied. However, in the meantime, Abbott (the tv show and people behind it) are really excited about doing things like this,” she added.

The series debuted in December 2021 and has become one of ABC’s most-viewed shows, and for good reason. Abbott Elementary will return to ABC with new episodes on March 22.