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Health Care Bill Hits Special Ed; Trump Touts D.C. Vouchers Despite Poor Test Scores

Our weekly education roundup: A big investigation into sexual assault in K-12 schools; achievement gaps persist in high school graduation rates.

The rest of the country may be talking about health care this week, but you must be a die-hard education fan. NPR Ed has just the weekly news roundup you need. And, actually, we do have a health care note.

Health care bill would cut assistance to special education students

The would cut Medicaid by 25 percent, and also cap funding for children specifically. public school districts receive $4 billion of Medicaid reimbursements annually, or about 1 percent of the pie. Most of

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