Nina
Parrish


Nina Parrish has been a special education teacher and tutored students privately for 15 years. In 2010, she started her own tutoring and supplemental education business in northern Virginia. Nina graduated from the University of Mary Washington with a bachelor of science degree in psychology. She then attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, where she completed her certification in special education for K-12 students. Parrish earned a master's degree in education for school counseling in grades PreK-12 from Virginia Commonwealth University. She writes on education and parenting topics for her blog, The Learning Zone. Her writing has been featured on the Huffington Post, We Are Teachers, Listen to Your Mother, Mamalode, Parent Co, Edutopia and Scary Mommy.

Articles by Nina

Helping Others Gives New Meaning to Learning

When this special education teacher found a way for her students to leave their self-contained classroom to help their peers, they gained new perspectives and became more compassionate with others and themselves.
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Learning for Justice in the South

When it comes to investing in racial justice in education, we believe that the South is the best place to start. If you’re an educator, parent or caregiver, or community member living and working in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana or Mississippi, we’ll mail you a free introductory package of our resources when you join our community and subscribe to our magazine.

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