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A Widowed Mother’s Advice for Teachers

By Kaylee Domzalski — August 19, 2021 3:45
A Widowed Mother’s Advice for Teachers

Serra Falk Goldman lost her husband and daughter in a 2017 plane crash. Through the grief that she and her surviving son have navigated, she’s drawn important lessons that educators can use as they help students through their own losses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kaylee Domzalski is a video producer for Education Week.
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