Veteran School Board Administrator, Arthur Griffin, to Lead McGraw-Hill Education...

Veteran School Board Administrator, Arthur Griffin, to Lead McGraw-Hill
Education Urban Advisory Resource Group

NEW YORK, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Education today announced
the promotion of Arthur Griffin Jr. to senior vice president, McGraw-Hill
Urban Advisory Resource. The Urban Advisory Resource is a team of experts that
works with large urban districts across the country to help them provide
better quality instruction, curriculum and assessment to their students. Mr.
Griffin will be responsible for leading McGraw-Hill Education's efforts to
meet the growing and evolving needs of the districts the group serves.
"Arthur has been integral in developing initiatives that assist districts
with the important issues they face today," said William Oldsey, executive
vice president of McGraw-Hill Education. "Under his leadership, we look
forward to continuing to be the partner of choice for many of the nation's
largest urban school districts."
Griffin has been invited by school boards across the country to share his
advice on governance issues and strategic planning. He has also consulted
with numerous superintendents on the importance of creating better working
relationships between superintendents and board members.
Prior to joining McGraw-Hill Education in 2004, Mr. Griffin served as the
chairman of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina Board of Education.
Griffin has a long history of community involvement and advocacy with a
particular focus on implementing solutions to improve education in North
Carolina and nationally.
Mr. Griffin was a member of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board for
more than 17 years and served as its chair from 1997 to 2002. He also served
as: a member of the Executive Committee of the Council of the Great City
Schools and chairman of its Professional Development Task Force; a member of
the Steering Committee of the National Council of Urban Boards of Education;
and a resident faculty member of the Broad Institute for School Board Members.
In addition, he has also been a regular guest lecturer at the Harvard
University Graduate School of Education.
Griffin has a bachelor's degree in Liberal Studies from The University of
the State of New York at Albany. He is also a Vietnam veteran and a retired
lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army.
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