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Exhibit 10.12

Amendment

To the

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Management Severance Plan

     Effective as of January 1, 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Management Severance Plan
(“Management Plan”), amended and restated as of January 1, 2008, unless otherwise provided, is
amended as set forth below:

     1. Section 3.01 Administration. Section 3.01 of the Plan is hereby deleted and replaced with
the following:

Section 3.01 Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Vice President,
Employee Benefits of the Company (the “Plan Administrator”), who shall have full
authority to construe and interpret the Plan, to establish, amend and rescind rules
and regulations relating to the Plan, and to take all such actions and make all such
determinations in connection with the Plan as he or she may deem necessary or
desirable. Subject to Article VIII, decisions of the Plan Administrator shall be
reviewable by the Executive Vice President, Human Resources (the “Appeal Reviewer”).
Subject to Article VIII, the Appeal Reviewer shall also have the full authority to
make, amend, interpret, and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the
administration of the Plan and decide and resolve any and all questions, including
interpretations of the Plan, as may arise in connection with the Plan. The Plan
Administrator and the Appeal Reviewer shall each have the power to designate one or
more persons as he or she may deem necessary or desirable in connection with the
Plan, who need not be members of the Compensation Committee of the Board or
employees of the Company, to serve or perform some or all of the functions of the
Plan Administrator and Appeal Reviewer, respectively, on his or her behalf. Such
person(s) shall have the same rights and authority as the Plan Administrator and
Appeal Reviewer who appointed him or her would have had if acting directly. The
Appeal Reviewer (or its delegate) is the named fiduciary for purposes of deciding
any appeals of a claim denial pursuant to Article VIII.

     2. Section 3.02. Binding Effect of Decisions. The first sentence of Section 3.02 is hereby
amended by adding the words “or Appeal Reviewer” after the words “Plan Administrator”.

     3. Section 3.03. Indemnification. The first sentence of Section 3.03 is hereby amended by
adding the words “, Appeal Reviewer, and” immediately following the words “Plan Administrator,”.

     4. Section 8.02. Appeal of Denial. Section 8.02 is hereby amended by deleting the word “CEO”
and replacing it with “Appeal Reviewer” in every instance therein.

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     Except as set forth herein, the Management Plan remains in full force and effect.exv10w14

Exhibit 10.14

Amendment to the

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Executive Severance Plan

     Effective as of January 1, 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Executive Severance Plan
(“Executive Plan”), amended and restated as of January 1, 2008, unless otherwise provided, is
amended as set forth below:

     1. Section 2.13. Section 2.13 of the Plan is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the following:

Section 2.13. “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

     2. Section 3.01 Administration. Section 3.01 of the Plan is hereby deleted and replaced with
the following:

Section 3.01 Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Vice President,
Employee Benefits of the Company (the “Plan Administrator”), who shall have full
authority to construe and interpret the Plan, to establish, amend and rescind rules
and regulations relating to the Plan, and to take all such actions and make all such
determinations in connection with the Plan as he or she may deem necessary or
desirable. Subject to Article VIII, decisions of the Plan Administrator shall be
reviewable by the Executive Vice President, Human Resources (the “Appeal Reviewer”).
Subject to Article VIII, the Appeal Reviewer shall also have the full authority to
make, amend, interpret, and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the
administration of the Plan and decide and resolve any and all questions, including
interpretations of the Plan, as may arise in connection with the Plan. The Plan
Administrator and the Appeal Reviewer shall each have the power to designate one or
more persons as he or she may deem necessary or desirable in connection with the
Plan, who need not be members of the Compensation Committee of the Board or
employees of the Company, to serve or perform some or all of the functions of the
Plan Administrator and Appeal Reviewer, respectively, on his or her behalf. Such
person(s) shall have the same rights and authority as the Plan Administrator and
Appeal Reviewer who appointed him or her would have had if acting directly. The
Appeal Reviewer (or its delegate) is the named fiduciary for purposes of deciding
any appeals of a claim denial pursuant to Article VIII.

     3. Section 3.02. Binding Effect of Decisions. The first sentence of Section 3.02 is hereby
amended by adding the words “or Appeal Reviewer” after the words “Plan Administrator”.

     4. Section 3.03. Indemnification. The first sentence of Section 3.03 is hereby amended by
adding the words “, Appeal Reviewer,” immediately following the words “Plan Administrator,”.

     5. Section 8.02. Appeal of Denial. Section 8.02 is hereby amended by deleting the word
“Committee” and replacing it with “Appeal Reviewer” in every instance therein.

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     Except as set forth herein, the Executive Plan remains in full force and effect.

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Exhibit 10.16

Amendment to the

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Senior Executive Severance Plan

     Effective as of January 1, 2010, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Senior Executive Severance
Plan (“Senior Executive Plan”), amended and restated as of January 1, 2008, unless otherwise
provided, is amended as set forth below:

     1. Section 2.13. Section 2.13 of the Plan is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the following:

Section 2.13. “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

     2. Section 3.01 Administration. Section 3.01 of the Plan is hereby deleted and replaced with
the following:

Section 3.01 Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Vice President,
Employee Benefits of the Company (the “Plan Administrator”), who shall have full
authority to construe and interpret the Plan, to establish, amend and rescind rules
and regulations relating to the administration of the Plan, and to take all such
actions and make all such determinations in connection with the administration of the
Plan as he or she may deem necessary or desirable. Subject to Article VIII,
decisions of the Plan Administrator shall be reviewable by the Executive Vice
President, Human Resources (the “Appeal Reviewer”). Subject to Article VIII, the
Appeal Reviewer shall also have the full authority to make, amend, interpret, and
enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan and
decide and resolve any and all questions, including interpretations of the Plan, as
may arise in connection with the Plan. The Plan Administrator and the Appeal
Reviewer shall each have the power to designate one or more persons as he or she may
deem necessary or desirable in connection with the Plan, who need not be members of
the Compensation Committee of the Board or employees of the Company, to serve or
perform some or all of the functions of the Plan Administrator and Appeal Reviewer,
respectively, on his or her behalf. Such person(s) shall have the same rights and
authority as the Plan Administrator and Appeal Reviewer who appointed him or her
would have had if acting directly. The Appeal Reviewer (or its delegate) is the
named fiduciary for purposes of deciding any appeals of a claim denial pursuant to
Article VIII.

     3. Section 3.02. Binding Effect of Decisions. The first sentence of Section 3.02 is hereby
amended by adding the words “or Appeal Reviewer” after the words “Plan Administrator”.

     4. Section 3.03. Indemnification. The first sentence of Section 3.03 is hereby amended by
adding the words “Appeal Reviewer,” immediately following the words “Plan Administrator,”.

     5. Section 8.02. Appeal of Denial. Section 8.02 is hereby amended by deleting the word
“Committee” and replacing it with “Appeal Reviewer” in every instance therein.

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     Except as set forth herein, the Senior Executive Plan remains in full force and effect.

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Exhibit 10.24

Amendment One to the

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan
Supplement

          The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Employee Retirement Plan Supplement (the
“Plan”) is amended, effective as of January 1, 2009, as set forth below:

	 	1.	 	Section 5.01. Basic Benefit. The following paragraph is hereby added to the end of
Section 5.01:

          (d) “Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.01 or in Section 5.02
of the Plan, in the case of a Participant who is a member of the
Senior Executive Supplemental Death, Disability and Retirement Benefits
Plan, the Participant’s Benefit in respect of any year commencing on or
after January 1, 2009, shall not exceed the increase, if any, in the
Participant’s Monthly Retirement Income (as defined in the Senior Executive
Supplemental Death, Disability and Retirement Benefits Plan) during the
course of such year, after giving effect to the reduction in Section 5.03(a)
and prior to giving effect to the reductions in Section 5.03(b), Section 
5.03(c), Section 5.03(d) and Section 5.03(e) thereof, multiplied by twelve.”

	 	2.	 	Section 5.03. Payment of Benefits. The following language is hereby added to the last
sentence of Section 5.03(a) immediately following the words “in the event of the death of the
Participant”:

          “prior to the commencement of his benefits under the
Plan”

	 	3.	 	Section 6.03. Statute of Limitations. The first sentence of Section
6.03 is hereby amended by deleting the phrase “within three years” and
replacing it with the phrase “within one year”.

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          Except as set forth herein, the Plan remains in full force and effect.

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