Connection To The Family of George W. Bush
The families of the McGraws and President George W. Bush have a long relationship. No Child Left Behind was highly profitable for McGraw-Hill and the implication is that federal education policy was influenced by the familiar relationship. According to McGraw-Hill, Barbara Bush is a member of their advisory board.
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