Abbott Elementary has become one of the biggest new shows of the year and has quickly earned its place as one ABC’s flagship comedy series. The charming mockumentary sitcom was created by Quinta Brunson, who is also a co-producer, writer and star of the show. Your perspective comes from personal experience. She attended public elementary schools in Philadelphia, similar to the show’s Willard R. Abbott Elementary, and her mother was a kindergarten teacher in the city.
Today (March 16) Brunson fired back at a critic who argued her views went further charter schools are dubious. Jeanne Allen, an advocate for school choice and CEO of the Center for Education Reform, explained on Twitter that the creator of “Abbott” actually participated in charters throughout her elementary and high school education, despite posing as a public education crusader. “[Brunson] hails from West Philly and attended charter schools throughout her education,” noted Allen. “She reportedly loved it at the time and heaped praise on it. Once Upon a time. Guess what, money talks.”
The Emmy Winner Talent reacted to set the record straight. “You’re wrong and bad at research,” she explained. “I only attended one charter for high school. My public elementary school was converted to a charter over a decade after I left. I loved my high school. That school is now defunct – which often happens with charters.
“Love something doesn’t mean it can’t be criticized,” she added. “Thank you for watch the show.”
Allen responded to Brunson’s clarification with his own thread. She mentioned Brunson and the “Abbott” team Partnership with Scholastic last year to redirect their marketing budget to host free book fairs for underfunded public schools, including their elementary alma mater. In doing so, the Charter School advocate inadvertently pointed out that Brunson’s secondary school closed because it did not meet the needs of the participants. “Your Charter HS is focused [sic] closed for architecture and design because the district failed to take into account how deficient the incoming students’ education was and how much remediation and time they needed to recover,” she wrote.
Now in his second season Abbott Elementary has taken the conversation about school choice head-on. On the show, the group Legendary Charter Schools attempts to acquire Abbott and convert it from a public school to a charter. As a result, however, many students could no longer participate and teachers and administration are faced with a difficult dilemma.
Abbott Elementary airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on ABC and streams on Hulu the next day.
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