MHP-EX23-2012.12.31-Q4-a

Exhibit (23)

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:


1.	Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-146981) pertaining to the Debt Securities of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.,


2.	Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 33-49743, No. 333-30043 and No. 333-40502) pertaining to the 1993 Employee Stock Incentive Plan,


3.	Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 333-92224 and No. 333-116993) pertaining to the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan,


4.	Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-06871) pertaining to the Director Deferred Stock Ownership Plan,

Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-50856) pertaining to The Savings Incentive Plan of McGraw-Hill, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, The Employee Retirement Account Plan of McGraw-Hill, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, The Standard & Poor's Savings Incentive Plan for Represented Employees, The Standard & Poor's Employee Retirement Account Plan for Represented Employees, The Employees' Investment Plan of McGraw-Hill Broadcasting Company, Inc. and its Subsidiaries,


6.	Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-126465) pertaining to The Savings Incentive Plan of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, The Employee Retirement Account Plan of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, The Standard & Poor's Savings Incentive Plan for Represented Employees, and The Standard & Poor's Employee Retirement Account Plan for Represented Employees,


7.	Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-157570) pertaining to The 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, and The Standard & Poor's 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan for Represented Employees,


8.	Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-167885) pertaining to The Amended and Restated 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, and


9.	Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-170902) pertaining to The 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, and The Standard & Poor's 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan for Represented Employees

of our reports dated February 28, 2013, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. included in this Form 10-K/A of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2012.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

New York, New York

March 20, 2013