PHOTOS: Colorado educators rally at Capitol for school funding

Nine-year-old Harper Ressell, a 3rd grader, joined her mother and others at a rally calling for fully funded public schools outside the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on March 20, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Art teacher Thad McCauley joined others at a rally calling for fully funded public schools outside the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on March 20, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Special education teachers Ruth Need, left, and Hannah Massey dressed in banana costumes during a rally calling for fully funded public schools outside the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on March 20, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

A man holds a sign during a rally calling for fully funded public schools outside the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on March 20, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

People rally for fully funded public schools outside the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on March 20, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Lawmakers and people working at the Colorado State Capitol step out onto a balcony to view a rally calling for fully funded public schools in Denver on March 20, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)