Rally for education funding brings out Colorado teachers and families tired of a budget crisis every year

By Jenny Brundin and Alison Borden
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A girl holds up a sign that reads "My mom needs more than Apples to feed me." The golden Capitol dome is seen in the background.
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Ivy Conrad, 11, of Lafayette Elementary School stands atop a pillar to hold up a sign during a rally at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, Colo., protesting proposed school budget cuts on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

A massive crowd gathers holding up signs like "I teach, I care" and "TABOR steals from students"
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A long view of the City and County Building in downtown Denver with a masive crowd of protesters in the foreground.
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Hundreds chant during a rally at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, Colo., protesting proposed school budget cuts on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
Two young girls sit in the standing crowd of protesters.
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Seven-year-old Aletta Grove, left, who goes to Park Hill Elementary School, reads alongside her sister at right, Sylvie Grove, 4, who attends preschool at the same school, during a rally at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, Colo., protesting proposed school budget cuts on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Protester line the sidewalks along Lincoln Street in front of the Capitol. Cars are driving by as people hold up signs, one that says "our kids deserve better."
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Teachers, students and others hold up signs for oncoming traffic to see during a rally at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, Colo., protesting proposed school budget cuts on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

The Colorado state Capitol building's west steps are seen crowded with people holding signs that say "No more cuts."
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Teachers, students and others chant during a rally at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, Colo., protesting proposed school budget cuts on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

A stream of protesters wearing red walk away from the Capitol after the rally.
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Teachers, students and others march through Civic Center Park during a rally at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, Colo., protesting proposed school budget cuts on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
People play instruments walking down the street as part of the protest.
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A group of music teachers, led by band teacher Michael Windham of Westlake Middle School at center, plays protest songs as they march around the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, Colo., during a rally protesting proposed school budget cuts on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

A sign at a rally.
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In the foreground two women yell in the crowd of protesters, background.
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From left, Lacresha Ffrench, a social worker at Bear Valley International School, and Amariah Sheffield, who teaches 7th grade language arts at the same school, chant during a rally at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, Colo., protesting proposed school budget cuts on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

A crowd gathers on the steps of the Capitl with signs that say "Educate don't eliminate" and "protect public education."
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A student, center, chants with teachers and many others during a rally at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, Colo., protesting proposed school budget cuts on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

A mother and daughter hold a sign.
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A woman in a black puffy jacket holds up a sigh that says "no more cuts" as about half a dozen other also hold signs as car drive past them.
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A picture of a crowd holding red signs that say "A teacher's working environment is a student's learning environment."
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Teachers and others chant during a rally at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, Colo., protesting proposed school budget cuts on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

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