McGraw-Hill Higher Education Highlights Nonprofit's National Teacher-Appreciation Campaign

As part of an ongoing effort to promote public support of the teaching profession, McGraw-Hill Higher Education will feature the TeachersCount "Behind Every Famous Person Is a Fabulous Teacher" campaign in four of its textbooks.

The "Behind Every Famous Person Is a Fabulous Teacher" campaign features well-known individuals with their favorite teachers. Among the notable "students" are actors America Ferrera and Tony Shalhoub, recording artist Chris Bridges (Ludacris), and American Express chairman and CEO Ken Chenault. The series was featured throughout the 'Time Inc.' family of magazines.

Starting this summer, McGraw-Hill Higher Education will include the image of America Ferrera and her favorite teacher on the back covers of 'School and Society' by Steven Tozer and Guy Senese and 'Teachers, Schools, and Society' by David Sadker and Karen Zittleman. Both are introductory textbooks for the first teacher education course in which students learn about the foundations of the American educational system, its history, and the nature of the teaching profession.

The campaign images will also appear on 'Educational Psychology' by John Santrock, a leading text that covers basic psychological principles affecting teaching and learning, 'Learning to Teach' by Richard Arends, which provides comprehensive coverage of general teaching methods and models, and 'School Leadership and Administration' by Richard Gorton and Judy Alston designed for principals, administrators, and supervisors.

"McGraw-Hill Higher Education fully supports teachers on the job everywhere -- whether they be college professors or future K-12 educators," said Steve Debow, president of McGraw-Hill Higher Education's Humanities, Social Sciences and World Languages Group. "Featuring the inspirational campaign from TeachersCount on our textbooks is our way of showing our continued commitment to the people who make a difference in this noble profession."

Last spring, McGraw-Hill Education also partnered with TeachersCount to distribute nearly a quarter of a million of the campaign's posters to school districts across the country.

About McGraw-Hill Education

McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is a leading global provider of instructional, assessment and reference solutions that empower professionals and students of all ages. McGraw-Hill Education has offices in 33 countries and publishes in more than 40 languages. Additional information is available at mheducation.com.

About TeachersCount

TeachersCount is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to raise the status of the teaching profession and provide resources to the education community. Using a public service announcement national promotional campaign and related initiatives, TeachersCount is working to create a permanent culture of teacher appreciation in the United States. To learn more about this website, please visit teacherscount.org.

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  Tom Stanton
  Director Communications
  McGraw-Hill Education
  (212) 904-3214
  tom_stanton@mcgraw-hill.com

  Diana Burroughs
  Executive Director
  TeachersCount
  (212) 222-1600
  dburroughs@teacherscount.org

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CONTACT: Tom Stanton
Director Communications
McGraw-Hill Education
(212) 904-3214
tom_stanton@mcgraw-hill.com
or
Diana Burroughs
Executive Director
TeachersCount
(212) 222-1600
dburroughs@teacherscount.org

Web site: http://www.mheducation.com/
http://teacherscount.org/