25,000 Chances to Show Who We Are

School Board Elections are April 7th. There are about 25,000 registered voters in Berwyn, yet sadly very few of those voters are engaged in the lively public debate about education in our town. Indeed, voting for School Board may have a much more direct impact on the quality of life in Berwyn than a vote for president, yet statistics show that our residents are extremely apathetic when it comes to getting minimally involved by voting on education issues. According to Voterinfonet.com:

*over 17,000 Berwynites voted in the last Presidential election!
*over 10,000 Berwynites voted for mayor in April 2005.
*about 3,000 Berwynites cast a ballot for school board in 2007.

What is worse is that many voters who show up to vote in School Board elections are frustratingly uninformed about the candidates running.

In an effort to get information out to the residents, BerwynCARES sent a questionairre to candidates in the District 98, 100 and 201 School Board elections. You can read the profiles of those candidates that responded here.

We MUST change Berwyn from a culture of apathy to a culture of civic involvement when it comes to education. Are we a community that values education? Let's show our committment to excellence in education at the polls. Please be an informed voter on April 7th!