Election Madness is Upon Us - Voice Your Choice! It's on every channel, every page of your local newspaper, the number one topic at cocktail parties, the water cooler and in carpool lines. And whether you realize it or not, elections at every level can have a significant impact on your children's education, from what test they must take to gauge achievement to what textbooks their teachers use in the classroom.

Parent Power Topic: Election 2008 provides resources you need to be an informed parent and an informed voter - as well as strategies to hold officials' feet to the fire once they go from being candidates to being incumbents.

• Accountability: How to Make Sure Elected Officials Follow Through on Education
  Now that the election is over, parents and education reformers need to make sure their newly elected officials follow through on their campaign education promises.
• Where Do They Stand? It's often difficult to assess how a particular candidate plans to act on education issues, particularly when their views are carefully constructed to minimize offending anyone and play to the polls. But you can uncover the real scoop following these simple steps.
• On The Web: Cruise the information highway to these voter information destinations.
• Why School Board Races Are Important: School Boards control many of the decisions that effect your child's education experience, from school choice to budgets to curriculum.
• Can One Vote Make a Difference? A resounding 'yes'! Check out these one-vote squeakers that made history.
• CER's Election Center: Get the latest on candidates' positions and ballot box education issues.