McGraw-Hill
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| The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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| Type | Public (NYSE: MHP) |
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| Founded | New York City (1909) |
| Headquarters | New York City
<tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Key people</th><td>Harold W. McGraw III, |
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., NYSE: MHP is a publicly traded corporation headquartered in New York City. Its primary areas of business are education, publishing, broadcasting, and financial and business services. It publishes numerous textbooks and magazines, including BusinessWeek and Aviation Week, and is the parent company of Standard & Poor's and J.D. Power and Associates.
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[edit] Divisions
[edit] Education
- Pre-K to 12
- Macmillan/McGraw-Hill (K to 6)
- SRA (Pre-K to 8)
- Wright Group (Pre-K to 8)
- Glencoe (6 to 12)
- McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
- Professional Development (Pre-K to 12/Teachers)
- Assessment & Instruction
- CTB
- The Grow Network
- MH Digitial
- Higher Education
- Professional
[edit] Financial Services
[edit] Information and Media
- Television Stations (all ABC affiliates, unless specified)
- BusinessWeek
- Healthcare Information Group (sold in November 2005 to Vendome Group, LLC.)
- J.D. Power and Associates
- McGraw-Hill Construction [2]
- Platts
[edit] Presidents of the company
- John A. Hill (1909 – 1917)
- James H. McGraw (1917 – 1928)
- Malcolm Muir (1928 – 1948)
- James McGraw, Jr. (1948 – 1950)
- Curtis W. McGraw (1950 – 1953)
- Donald C. McGraw (1953 – 1968)
- Shelton Fisher (1968 – 1974)
- Harold McGraw, Jr (1974 – 1983)
- Joseph Dionne (1983 – 1998)
- Harold W. McGraw III (1998 – Present)
[edit] Acquisitions
In the 1990's, McGraw-Hill acquired NTC/Contemporary and subsequently formed McGraw-Hill/Contemporary.
[edit] Trivia
In the 1990 episode of The Simpsons, "Bart Gets an F", Bart gives his book report about Treasure Island. Not having read the book, Bart instead gave the physical details of his copy of the book, including the fact that it was "published by the good people at McGraw-Hill".
