US company McGraw Hill is a global leader in education content and solutions, headquartered in New York. The company offers digital and print educational content, adaptive learning platforms and curriculum solutions spanning K–12 (primary and secondary education, accounting for around 50% of its revenue in 2025), higher education (close to 40%) and professional learning (around 10%). It supports millions of students, instructors and institutions in over 100 countries and publishes in over 60 languages.
Accessible education
McGraw Hill plays a critical role in shaping the future of learning by expanding access to affordable, high-quality content and digital tools. The company has successfully transitioned its business model over the past decade, with digital platforms now representing a significant majority of revenue and usage. This shift has improved the efficiency of content delivery, deepened student engagement and expanded access to high-quality learning tools across income levels and learning environments.
In higher education, McGraw Hill’s Inclusive Access model embeds digital course materials directly into tuition fees at rates that lie typically 50–80% below print prices – ensuring that all students have access to essential resources from the first day of class, regardless of financial circumstances. This model supports both affordability and academic equity. In the K–12 segment, McGraw Hill provides standards-aligned curriculum and intervention tools to millions of public school students, promoting instructional continuity, early remediation and resource parity across diverse school districts in the US.
The company also invests in responsible educational technology (edtech - the integration of IT tools, software and learning theories to improve education). Its proprietary AI tools, such as Scribe and AI Reader, are meticulously trained on a corpus of over 270,000 expert-authored titles, including work from 50+ Nobel Laureates, offering verified and adaptive learning support. Adaptive platforms like ALEKS and Connect serve over 26 million paid digital users, generating billions of interactions used to personalise instruction and improve learning outcomes.
Why we invest in McGraw Hill
McGraw Hill is part of the portfolio of Triodos Future Generations Fund. With strong market positions in its main business segments (K-12 and higher education) and recurring revenues that account for around 70% of total revenues, we consider McGraw Hill a defensive play. The company has successfully evolved from a cyclical print publisher into a digital education infrastructure provider. The ongoing debate about (further) digitalisation in the classroom allows McGraw Hill to position itself as a leader in the future of education, as the company offers both printed materials and digital tools.
The company plays a systemic role in improving access, affordability and learning outcomes, aligning closely with Triodos’ Societal transition theme and the fund’s education theme. Initiatives such as Inclusive Access and adaptive learning platforms reduce barriers to entry for students while improving instructional effectiveness at scale.
The company also contributes to SDGs 4 (Quality Education), 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) and 10 (Reduced Inequalities).