Term Sheet	Registration No.333-146981
To prospectus dated October 29, 2007, and	Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
prospectus supplement dated October 29, 2007

THE McGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC.

Issuer:	The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Ratings:	Moody’s: A1 (negative) / Fitch: A+ (stable)
Format:	SEC Registered
Principal Amount:	$400,000,000	$400,000,000	$400,000,000
Trade Date:	October 30, 2007	October 30, 2007	October 30, 2007
Settlement Date (T+3):	November 2, 2007	November 2, 2007	November 2, 2007
Maturity Date:	November 15, 2012	November 15, 2017	November 15, 2037
Price to Public:	99.911%	99.760%	99.605%
Coupon:	5.375%	5.900%	6.550%
Yield to Maturity:	5.399%	5.933%	6.580%
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:	135 bps	155 bps	190 bps
Benchmark Treasury:	3.875% UST due 10/12	4.75% UST due 08/17	4.75% UST due 02/37
Benchmark Treasury Yield:	4.049%	4.383%	4.680%
Interest Payment Dates:	February 15 and August 15, commencing on February 15, 2008	April 15 and October 15, commencing on April 15, 2008	May 15 and November 15, commencing on May 15, 2008
Make-Whole Call:	The greater of par or make-whole at Treasury Rate plus 20 bps	The greater of par or make-whole at Treasury Rate plus 25 bps	The greater of par or make-whole at Treasury Rate plus 30 bps
CUSIP:	580645AD1	580645AE9	580645AF6
Joint Book-Running Managers:	Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Senior Co-Managers:	Banc of America Securities LLC Barclays Capital Inc. Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Co-Managers:	Lloyd’s TSB Bank plc Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. BBVA Securities, Inc. BNY Capital Markets, Inc Daiwa Securities America Inc. nabCapitalSecurities, LLC UBS Securities LLC
Trustee:	The Bank of New York
Underwriting:	Each of Lloyd’s TSB Bank plc and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc is not a U.S. registered broker-dealer and, therefore, to the extent that it intends to effect any sales of the notes in the United States, it will do so through one or more U.S. registered broker-dealers as permitted by regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

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