McGraw-Hill Higher Education Launches New Online Learning Division

Building on its leadership position in providing innovative electronic learning solutions, McGraw-Hill Higher Education today announced the formation of a new Online Learning division, aimed at accelerating its growth in online markets.

JP Lenney, 49, who is president of McGraw-Hill/Irwin, the premier provider of college business and economics titles, has been appointed president of the new division. Mr. Lenney will continue to oversee McGraw-Hill/Irwin until his successor is named.

McGraw-Hill Higher Education Online Learning will develop new opportunities in online courses and adaptive learning technologies, an emerging sector that includes solutions tailored to a student's capabilities. Several existing McGraw-Hill online offerings will be part of the new unit, including: ALEKS, an adaptive Web-based artificial intelligence tutor developed by the ALEKS Corporation and distributed by McGraw-Hill; Primis Online, McGraw-Hill's custom publishing operation that offers over 900 e- textbooks and over 8000 cases in either online or print formats; and GradeSummit, an innovative online study tool that enables students to measure their knowledge level of a particular subject with references to specific texts.

"We are already making a difference in the lives of students with our broad array of electronic solutions. With the creation of our new Online Learning group, we aim to harness the latest developments in technology to ramp up our ability to provide affordable online learning solutions that improve student performance," said Ed Stanford, president of McGraw-Hill Higher Education. "With over 20 years of educational publishing experience and a mindset for innovation, JP is uniquely suited to lead this effort."

Mr. Lenney was appointed president of McGraw-Hill/Irwin in July 2000 and was responsible for continuing the growth of McGraw-Hill's preeminent Business and Economics group as well as launching new products such as ALEKS for Financial Accounting. Prior to that, he was a publisher in McGraw-Hill Higher Education's Science, Engineering and Mathematics division, where he was responsible for bringing ALEKS to the company and launching its initial program in developmental mathematics. ALEKS currently has helped over 250,000 students nationwide.

About McGraw-Hill Higher Education

McGraw-Hill Higher Education is a unit of McGraw-Hill Education, the premier provider of teaching and learning solutions for the pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, post-secondary, higher education and professional markets. It is a division 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 and BusinessWeek. Founded in 1888, the corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2003 were $4.8 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/ .

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