NEW YORK, April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- To support student
participation in the voting process, McGraw-Hill Higher Education (MHHE)
online learning sites have added a direct link to Project Vote Smart,
http://www.vote-smart.org , an independent, nonpartisan, citizen's
organization that provides cost free state-by-state voter registration
information.
The voter registration initiative was inspired by Professor Thomas E.
Patterson of Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and the author
of two McGraw-Hill American government titles, We the People and The American
Democracy. According to Professor Patterson, research shows that citizens
stand a good chance of never voting if they do not vote in one of the first
two or three presidential elections of their eligibility.
"Our commitment to education includes supporting efforts that encourage
students to be active and informed participants in their community," said Ed
Stanford, president of McGraw-Hill Higher Education. "The voter registration
notices are designed to remind students about the importance of exercising
their right to vote as they prepare for their future lives and careers."
Thousands of students visit MHHE Online Learning Center (OLC) sites every
day to access course websites customized by professors to offer interactive
exercises that blend real world coverage with graphics, video and self-grading
online assessment tools. Each OLC site is correlated to McGraw-Hill textbooks
chapter-by-chapter. The voter registration reminders appear on the OLC
websites across several disciplines including: Political Science; History;
Psychology; English; World Languages; Sociology; Anthropology; Communications,
and Criminal Justice. To view the vote registration notices visit:
http://www.mhhe.com/pattersonwtp5 .
About McGraw-Hill Higher Education:
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materials and professional information targeted at the higher education
market. It is part of McGraw-Hill Education, 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, BusinessWeek and McGraw-Hill
Education. The Corporation has more than more than 322 offices in 33
countries. Sales in 2003 were $4.8 billion. Additional information is
available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com .
SOURCE McGraw-Hill Higher Education
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