McGraw-Hill Education to Sponsor Council of Urban Boards of Education Award

McGraw-Hill Education has announced that it will sponsor the Council of Urban Boards of Education's (CUBE) new annual Excellence in Education award. CUBE is the urban arm of the National School Boards Association's (NSBA) National Affiliate program.

The annual Excellence in Education award will recognize a school board that has exemplified outstanding governance of urban public schools. In conjunction with the award, McGraw-Hill Education will donate $5,000 to the scholarship fund of the school district served by the selected board.

Harold McGraw III, chairman, president and chief executive officer of The McGraw-Hill Companies, announced McGraw-Hill Education's sponsorship of the award at CUBE's 35th Annual Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina earlier this month.

"This award is a way each year to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of an outstanding urban school board and help its students continue their education," said Mr. McGraw. "The McGraw-Hill Companies shares the mission of the Council of Urban Boards of Education of making sure students have the knowledge and skill sets to fulfill their potential and to succeed, and we are passionate about and fully committed to bringing our best resources to meet the needs of urban school districts."

"For more than 35 years, CUBE has helped urban school districts strive for excellence by providing opportunities for school board members to gain the knowledge and skills they need to be effective," said David L. Thomas, Jr., president of CUBE. "We commend McGraw-Hill Education's support in recognizing the efforts of outstanding boards that volunteer their time to make a difference in public education."

The first award will be presented at the 2004 CUBE conference to be held in San Antonio, TX. The honored school board will be selected from the nominations submitted to a panel of distinguished leaders in the education community formed by NSBA and CUBE.

About CUBE

CUBE is currently 106 districts strong and growing; members include the 10 largest school districts in the U.S. Through legislative advocacy, conferences, workshops, seminars, and publications, CUBE has been in the forefront of cultivating excellence in urban public schools for more than three decades. CUBE helps urban school leaders address challenges and problems at the local level and serves as a champion for the almost 9 million schoolchildren CUBE member districts educate every day.

About National School Boards Association (NSBA)

The NSBA is a national federation of state and territorial school boards associations that represent more than 95,000 school board members who govern the nation's public schools. Our mission is to foster excellence and equity in public elementary and secondary education throughout the United States through local school board leadership.

About McGraw-Hill Education

McGraw-Hill Education is a leading global provider of electronic and print products for the pre-K through 12th grade, higher education and professional markets. McGraw-Hill Education is a unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, a global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, Business Week and McGraw-Hill Education. The Corporation has more than 320 offices in 34 countries. Sales in 2002 were $4.8 billion. Additional information is available at www.mcgraw-hill.com.

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