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

Educators from across Colorado showed their strength in numbers at the State Capitol Thursday as they fight for increased funding at the state level amid further budget cuts. Denver7's Adria Iraheta reports.

Thousands of Colorado teachers rallied at the State Capitol to protest education funding cuts. Several districts, including Denver and Boulder, closed schools due to widespread teacher absences.