“Abbott Elementary” star Tyler James Williams collaborated with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation last month on a storytelling video series celebrating early child care and education advocates across the country.
The series highlights the challenges educators and caregivers their ongoing efforts to provide equitable learning and development opportunities for children across the country. Williams, who plays a lovable teacher in the ABC comedy about an underfunded school in Philadelphia, narrates the videos, available on YouTube and a special website made for the campaign, “Every Child Thrives.”
“As an actor, we make an entertainment product that allows people to take time out of their day to laugh and find commonality,” said Williams in a statement. “But the inequity we find in schools, particularly schools of color, isn't a joke. It's not something that we can just be entertained by; it's something we actually need to address.”
“Through this project with the Kellogg Foundation, we're lifting up the stories of change and resilience that happen every day in our schools and hopefully inspiring others to join us in speaking up to support the transformative educators and caregivers who make them possible,” said Williams.