Category: DC (dot) nerd

  • Best practices

    There are 2 training curricula for prospective foster parents that are used across the nation. One is called PRIDE, the other MAPP. (Actually PS-MAPP; the PS got added in the mid ’90s.) That parenthetical is a symptom of what I’m about to ramble about. These training curricula were developed based on research. They are widely…

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  • Endorsements

    Well folks, tomorrow is the primary election here in DC, and I’m not fooling. (Ha ha ha. I’ll be here all night.) All the popular kids are blogging their endorsements, so I’m jumping on the bandwagon. I have two endorsements. Read carefully because these are going to sway the direction of the city for years…

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