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Parents gather at the rally to listen to speakers call on state lawmakers to increase funding for private school scholarships at Halifax Mall in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Dozens of North Carolina parents rallied Wednesday to urge Republican legislators to fund fully scholarships for children to attend private and religious schools after lawmakers failed to work out an agreement earlier this year to meet the program's soaring demand. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

Parents gather at the rally to listen to speakers call on state lawmakers to increase funding for private school scholarships at Halifax Mall in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Dozens of North Carolina parents rallied Wednesday to urge Republican legislators to fund fully scholarships for children to attend private and religious schools after lawmakers failed to work out an agreement earlier this year to meet the program's soaring demand. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

Rachel Brady, a Wake Forest resident who helped organize the rally, calls on the North Carolina General Assembly to fully fund private school scholarships at Halifax Mall in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. The rally was a grassroots effort to speak out on the waitlist for North Carolina's Opportunity Scholarship, Brady said. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

Rachel Brady, a Wake Forest resident who helped organize the rally, calls on the North Carolina General Assembly to fully fund private school scholarships at Halifax Mall in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. The rally was a grassroots effort to speak out on the waitlist for North Carolina's Opportunity Scholarship, Brady said. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

Elizabeth Foskey, a parent from Raleigh, discusses the need to eliminate the Opportunity Scholarship during a rally at Halifax Mall in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Dozens of North Carolina parents rallied Wednesday to urge Republican legislators to fund fully scholarships for children to attend private and religious schools after lawmakers failed to work out an agreement earlier this year to meet the program's soaring demand. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

Elizabeth Foskey, a parent from Raleigh, discusses the need to eliminate the Opportunity Scholarship during a rally at Halifax Mall in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Dozens of North Carolina parents rallied Wednesday to urge Republican legislators to fund fully scholarships for children to attend private and religious schools after lawmakers failed to work out an agreement earlier this year to meet the program's soaring demand. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

A group of children hold signs that say Keep Your Promise at the rally about private school scholarshipsat Halifax Mall in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Several parents attended the rally with their children to call on lawmakers to allocate more funding for the Opportunity Scholarship. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

A group of children hold signs that say Keep Your Promise at the rally about private school scholarshipsat Halifax Mall in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Several parents attended the rally with their children to call on lawmakers to allocate more funding for the Opportunity Scholarship. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)