WASHINGTON — D.C. parents and students stood up for D.C.'s budget Thursday by hosting "Recess at the Capitol." Since DC Public Schools students do not have classes Thursday, multiple Board of Education members,

Parents are mobilizing to persuade senators to reject the Republican funding bill, which would leave the budget for the city's public schools vulnerable.

Dozens of D.C. parents and students crowded a Senate office building Thursday to protest major potential cuts to the city’s school system after House Republicans passed a federal-spending bill requiring the District to slash its budget by $1 billion.