Submit an editorial
Miami-Dade County students: tell us what you think about a piece of county legislation, a Commission decision, or something a constitutional office is doing. Read the guidelines below, then use the form to send us your draft.
Guidelines
Who can submit
Any student enrolled at a Miami-Dade County public, charter, private, or home school, any grade level. Use your school-issued email address in the form so we can verify enrollment before publishing.
What to write about
Your own opinion on something the Board of County Commissioners, the Mayor, or one of the county's constitutional offices has done or is considering. Check our Meeting Tracker and Constitutional Offices pages for ideas.
Length
400–800 words is the sweet spot. We can work with you on edits for length or clarity, but very short or very long drafts are harder for us to place.
Original & your own
Submissions must be your own original writing, not AI-generated, and not previously published elsewhere. Cite any facts or figures you use.
Review, not auto-publish
We read every submission and follow up before anything goes live. We may suggest edits, ask clarifying questions, or decline to publish. Submitting a draft doesn't guarantee it'll be posted.
It's your opinion, not ours
Published editorials are labeled with your name and school and represent your views alone. Miami-Dade Commission Watch's own news and meeting coverage stays nonpartisan; editorials are the one section where that changes, on purpose.
Submission form
Submitting sends your editorial directly to our review queue. We'll only ever see it and any admin reviewing submissions — nothing is published until it's approved.