A Child Shall Lead Them

In a world seemingly gone mad, in which large numbers of folks struggle to understand what's going on around them, it is comforting to know that there are people in charge of education and publishing who have the ability and passion to impart truth.

Charlotte K. Frank is such a person. The senior vice president for research and development at McGraw-Hill Education, Dr. Frank cares deeply for people and for education. She is part of the publishing world that works tirelessly to produce and promote needed materials.

Frank started with McGraw-Hill in 1988, after a nine-year stint as executive director of the division of curriculum and instruction for the New York City Board of Education. She also taught.

"I started with them when the New York City school system had 1.1 million students and a thousand schools," Dr. Frank said recently. She was head of curriculum development.

Dr. Frank has what I'd call a breathtaking range of multitasking skills. Part of her responsibilities at McGraw-Hill involves R&D for both the Financial Services Sector and the Information Services Group. She also coordinates the National Business Roundtable's Education Taskforce Initiative.

With a master's in education from Hunter College, and a Ph.D. from New York University, Dr. Frank is able to utilize her academic pursuits in practical terms. As chair of the executive committee of the America-Israel Friendship League, Dr. Frank is able to put her experience to work for issues she describes as "near and dear to my heart."