This is the Oct. 19 issue of the Staten Island parent newsletter.

UFT members in schools across NYC dressed in pink on Oct. 18 to raise awareness about breast cancer.

The UFT supports the NYC march for climate justice on Oct. 28 as well as the community actions on Oct. 29 sponsored by a coalition of more than 65 environment, labor and social justice organizations.

The UFT will work with the AFT and NYSUT to continue to raise funds for the communities affected by the hurricanes and the fires.

The UFT opposes the repeal of DACA and will work with the American Federation of Teachers to protect DACA-protected employees from wrongful termination.

This is the Oct. 18 issue of the Brooklyn parent newsletter.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew praised the staff of Manhattan’s Beacon HS — whose changes using the Progressive Redesign Opportunity Schools for Excellence (PROSE) program continues to show progress — for their organization, teamwork and compelling data at a morning visit on Oct. 17.

Thousands of UFT members in the five boroughs and Long Island came together for the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks on Sunday, Oct. 15.

More than 1,200 members attended the second annual UFT conference on teaching English language learners — ELLevating — on Oct. 14 at union headquarters for a day of workshops focusing on the strategies that will help ELL students reach their potential.

As a result of the contract negotiated by the UFT with New York State on behalf of the Family Child Care Providers of New York City, the UFT receives millions in state funds to provide a host of quality professional development programs for the first...