----Renowned author
and education historian Diane Ravitch has been named the 2005
recipient of the United Federation of Teachers' prestigious John Dewey
Award for Excellence in Education.W. (NYSE: LFG), a leading provider of real estate transaction
services, announces that John A.
Based in Richmond, Virginia, LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.

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A Hoover distinguished visiting
fellow, Ravitch is a member of the Koret Task Force at the Hoover
Institution, Stanford University. She also has edited fourteen books and written nearly
400 articles and reviews for scholarly and popular publications .
Magness has 23 years of industry experience and has been serving as Senior
Vice President - Southwest Regional Leader for LandAmerica's Commercial
Services customer channel.

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Hoover Fellow Diane Ravitch Receives John Dewey Education Award

Ravitch, the Research Professor of Education at New York
University, and an outspoken critic of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's
stewardship of the New York City public schools, will be honored on
May 14 at the UFT's annual spring education conference . RICHMOND, Va.

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His office is located at 6731 N.
Ravitch, who was an assistant secretary of education in the
administration of President George H. Through its many
subsidiaries, LandAmerica serves residential and commercial customers with
more than 900 offices and a network of 10,000 active agents throughout the
United States, Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Europe.

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Co-author of the 2005 book, The Intelligent Guide to Your Financial Future,
Strulowitz has written and spoken extensively on financial planning and
investing. is a
leading provider of real estate transaction services.

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A native of Houston, Ravitch is a graduate of the Houston public
schools., LandAmerica Financial
Group, Inc.

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She also sits on the board of the New America Foundation,
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Magness received his bachelor 's degree in business administration from the
University of Houston.

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Leadership Institute , and the Center for Education of the National
Academy of Sciences. "His new
leadership role positions him to have a huge impact on the consistently
superior service we provide in the Southwest and beyond .

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"Diane is one of the only voices out there other than us
supporting teachers ," UFT president Randi Weingarten said.
She is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution .

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, Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall, Norman Thomas,
and President Clinton.
Ravitch also is a member of the board of the Albert Shanker
Institute and has contributed several articles to the American
Educator.

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"Our clients are successful people who want to get their retirement and
investment strategies in order and achieve financial independence," he
says.

This is the critical
element necessary for LandAmerica to achieve our shared vision to become the
premier provider of real estate transaction services.

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"I handle the details of their financial lives so they can dedicate
more of their time to their careers, family lives and passions.com. She received a B . from Wellesley College in 1960 and a
Ph. Magness oversees company operations in
New Mexico, Oklahoma , and Texas and is based in Dallas.

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David Strulowitz, a top Chicago-area
financial planner, has launched his web site at www.
"We don't always agree with her, but she is a true friend of
teachers," Weingarten said.

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"There has
been no stauncher ally of teachers being treated as professionals and
the union being a partner for - not an obstacle to - genuine reform.
She is the author of eight books, including The Language Police,
Left Back, The Troubled Crusade, and The Great School Wars: New York
City , 1805-1973. in history from Columbia University's Graduate School of Arts
and Sciences in 1975.

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"John has spent his career focusing on satisfying customer needs," said
President and Chief Executive Officer Theodore L.

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From 1996 to 2005, Ravitch held the Brown Chair in Education Policy at
the Brookings Institution and edited the Brookings Papers on Education
Policy.

LandAmerica Names John A. Magness Executive Vice President - Southwest Regional Leader

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D. Lincoln Avenue, Lincolnwood; phone,
847-679-9180; e-mail, david."
In addition to the Dewey presentation, the spring conference ,
titled "Lost Opportunities," will feature the popular Operation
Soapbox session, to which all of the mayoral candidates have been
invited.

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The site features articles on personal finance topics designed to help
people simplify their lives as they plan for their future.

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An estate and tax lawyer before becoming a financial advisor, he holds his
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Ravitch has been a friend of the UFT and the AFT since the
mid-1970s, when she first became friends with Albert Shanker and
Sandra Feldman.A.D. Magness has been promoted to Executive Vice
President - Southwest Regional Leader.
LandAmerica is recognized on Fortune magazine's 2006 list of America's most
admired companies.

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davidstrulowitz . As a fee-based advisor he provides clients with comprehensive
financial advice and implementation . from Boston University School of Law and master of laws in taxation
from New York University School of Law.

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National Assessment Governing Board under President Bill Clinton,
joins an impressive list of Dewey Award winners.

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