02/26/2025
I was made aware of this sign earlier today, and then encountered it myself. It is paid for by the “Goffstown Republican Organization”. I want to be clear to all of Goffstown’s voters and residents: This is a distraction. School Choice is not on the ballot on March 11.
“School choice” is largely a State government level issue. In my four years of service on the Goffstown School Board, I have never cast a vote that had any impact on whether or not “school choice” exists. As an experienced educator, I know there isn’t a “one size fits all” approach to education, and school choice is important for students and families. I think most of us who work in education, or who understand teaching and learning, agree with that.
Politicizing “school choice” in an effort to claim that one group of people is for it, while the other is against, is deceitful, and has no place in a non-partisan town election. I don’t blame any of the candidates for this misinformation, but I would urge the “powers that be” who are throwing their resources behind certain candidates on party lines to make a better effort to focus on the issues that are relevant to our elections, and more importantly, our families, here in Goffstown.