McGraw-Hill Education Partners With Other Educational Services Providers to Offer Professional Development to Help Schools Improve Instruction and Adapt to New Educational Standards

NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Driving student achievement in our nation's schools as they work to adopt new standards begins with developing great teachers and strong leaders. To help states and districts ensure they have the effective teaching and leadership they need to be successful, McGraw-Hill Education's Center for Comprehensive School Improvement (CCSI) has formed exclusive partnerships with three educational consultancies - Editure, Gibson Hasbrouck & Associates, and JP Associates - that specialize in providing high quality professional development resources to better equip school districts with the training they need to implement school improvement strategies, adapt to new educational standards, enhance teaching and practice through classroom management and find solutions for short and long-term goals and gains.

CCSI brings together all of McGraw-Hill's educational expertise and resources to develop effective, customized solutions that transform teaching and learning. The partnerships allow CCSI to provide hands-on training and coaching in areas such as leadership development, data-driven decision making, building positive school culture, 21st century technology integration, implementing the Common Core State Standards and evidence-based instructional strategies - critical areas for school districts looking to develop their teachers and leaders and boost student achievement.

"Our work with states and districts across the country has shown that top-quality professional development resources are at the heart of any effective school improvement initiative," said Mary Russick, vice president and executive director of McGraw-Hill Education's Center for Comprehensive School Improvement. "We are excited to partner with all three companies to develop great teachers and leaders, especially in high-poverty schools and hard-to-staff subjects."

The partnerships will provide schools seeking to differentiate professional development and address specific needs of administrators, teachers and students with a range of tailored solutions. The three firms bring unique areas of focus and a considerable depth of experience, particularly in working with underperforming schools:

    --  Since 1992, Editure has supported schools around the world through
        customized and comprehensive professional development solutions. Drawing
        on research and global best practices, Editure offers job-embedded
        professional learning opportunities including a robust online
        professional development library and platform as well as on-site and
        virtual consultancy support, especially in the areas of digital teaching
        and learning, common core state standards implementation, literacy and
        data-driven decision making.

    --  Gibson Hasbrouck & Associates is an educational consulting company owned
        by Vicki Gibson, Ph.D. and Jan Hasbrouck, Ph.D., two highly respected
        professionals known worldwide as authors and consultants who offer
        practical solutions for school challenges. Gibson Hasbrouck & Associates
        specializes in providing resources that address differentiating
        instruction, managing student behaviors, response to instruction and
        intervention (RTI), improving reading instruction and student practice,
        fluency, coaching and early childhood.

    --  JP Associates partners with schools and districts to design unique
        professional development programs that address their specific and
        individual needs. These programs are implemented and supported via
        training and onsite coaching that deals with the daily issues of
        maintaining an effective school. They address five main domains of
        school improvement: leadership, instructional management, curriculum,
        positive school culture and responsive coaching. Established in 1989, JP
        Associates has trained thousands of administrators, teachers and
        site-based coaches in the selection, assessment and delivery of
        scientifically-based literacy curricula, explicit instruction across the
        content areas and impactful leadership development to dramatically
        accelerate the academic progress of every student.

To learn more about how CCSI is working with states and districts to help them overcome their greatest challenges, please visit http://www.mheccsi.com.

About McGraw-Hill EducationMcGraw-Hill Education is a content, software and services-based education company that draws on its more than 100 years of educational expertise to offer solutions, which improve learning outcomes around the world. McGraw-Hill is the adaptive education technology leader with the vision for creating a highly personalized learning experience that prepares students of all ages for the world that awaits. The company has offices across North America, India, China, Europe, the Middle East and South America, and makes its learning solutions available in more than 65 languages. For additional information, visit http://www.mheducation.com/.

Contacts:Tom StantonMcGraw-Hill Education (212) 904-3214tom_stanton@mcgraw-hill.com

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