Write about education and other family issues for GGW
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One very important part of making Greater Washington greater is creating communities that serve people of all stages in life, including families with children. While we often write about transportation and urban planning, having good public schools, daycare options, playgrounds and recreation, and safe routes to school are all vital elements.
We’ve recently been trying to talk about these issues more. Caroline Armijo talked about finding a playground in Chinatown. Mitch Wander discussed rec centers being open during workdays when schools are closed.
Ken Archer reviewed stroller rules on Circulator and Metrobus, and reported on the Hardy controversy and Mary Cheh’s new school idea. Bruce Wright argued for safer ways to walk or bike to school.
There’s much, much more. Do you want to be a part of raising the level of discussion?
On other issues, Greater Greater Washington has provided an opportunity to have a thoughtful discussion about the issues and policies that could address them. We are looking for contributors who can do the same for education and child-raising topics.
Whether you have kids of your own, have a professional background in these issues, or just read obsessively about them, we’d welcome having you contribute. You can either take a topic that’s been in the news, or some of your own experience and knowledge, and provide some explanation and policy analysis, like Caroline’s, Mitch’s, Ken’s and Bruce’s articles, among others.
All GGW contributors (and editors) are volunteers. We’d like you to be willing to write about 2 articles per month or more. If you are interested, please email info@ggwash.org. We’re looking forward to helping share your ideas with our over 75,000 monthly readers and many of the area’s policymakers.