McGraw-Hill Education Wins Two 2009 Association of Educational Publishers' Awards for Excellence in Science Curriculum, Web Marketing

McGraw-Hill Education recently won two Association of Educational Publishers' (AEP) Awards for "Best Web Site Marketing" for the SRA Imagine It! Web site and "Best Science Curriculum Educational Program" for the SRA Snapshots Simply Science program. The AEP awards are designed to recognize excellence in educational products and education marketing.

"Winning these awards is an exceptional honor," said Dan Caton, president of SRA/McGraw-Hill and president-elect of the AEP board of directors. "Our team, that has worked so hard to provide the best in instructional materials, is thrilled to be chosen by our peers."

ImagineItReading.com is the Web site for SRA's Imagine It! Pre-K-6 reading and language arts program. The program covers all daily reading, language arts, and writing curriculum requirements and provides differentiated instruction. It also has abundant curriculum links to science and social studies. The Imagine It! Web site fully integrates state-of-the-art technology tools to enhance learning. It was given the "Beacon Award," which according to AEP, "shines the spotlight on the crucial but often under-appreciated field of education marketing."

SRA Snapshots Simply Science is a multimedia-based program designed to introduce science to students in Grades 1 and 2, merging picture books, science facts, and technology to make learning science more accessible to children by tapping into their vivid imaginations.

SRA Snapshots Simply Science and Imagine It! are both designed to fit within the Response-to-Intervention model and may be purchased with Federal funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

SRA/McGraw-Hill received the AEP honors at the association's award ceremonies held on June 12. For more information, visit AEPweb.org.

About SRA/McGraw-Hill

SRA/McGraw-Hill is the top provider of specialized research-based educational programs and professional development for the elementary market. Leading programs include SRA Imagine It! reading program, Direct Instruction, and additional core and supplemental programs. For more information on SRA/McGraw-Hill's products, call 1-888-SRA-4543 and visit SRAonline.com.

About McGraw-Hill Education

McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is a leading global provider of print and digital 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 65 languages. Additional information is available at MHEducation.com.

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CONTACT: Amy Tillinghast of SRA/McGraw-Hill, +1-614-750-7285, or
amy_tillinghast@mcgraw-hill.com; Melina Metzger of Paul Werth Associates for
McGraw-Hill, +1-614-224-8114 Ext. 236, or mmetzger@paulwerth.com; Suzanne
Toney for Imagine It!, +1-614-750-7286, or suzanne_toney@mcgraw-hill.com,
Justin Marlo for SRA Snapshots Simply Science, +1-312-233-7720, or
justin_marlo@mcgraw-hill.com, both of SRA/McGraw-Hill

Web Site: http://www.mheducation.com/