Teachers across several school districts gathered at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Thursday to rally ahead of proposed funding cuts to education.

Educators, students, families and community members from across Colorado gathered for a rally to support education funding for Colorado public schools outside the Colorado Capitol building in

At the Colorado State Capitol Thursday thousands of teachers from across the state rallied in support of education funding. State lawmakers have to cut more than $1 billion from the budget. Some think they need to make changes to funding education in order to balance state finances,

President Donald Trump 's executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has sparked concern regarding the future of federal education funding. This move aims to transfer educational authority back to the states but raises critical questions about the fate of various federal aid programs that millions of students and institutions rely upon.

The president’s long-awaited order to dismantle the Education Department ended up being more figurative than literal, as many of the agency’s core functions will remain intact.