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Damien Center Opens New Dental Clinic, At-Risk High School Student Program Ends, Todd Young and Other U.S. Senators Push for Fully Funded NIH, IN Revamping School Quality Grading System

Damien Center Opens New Dental Clinic, At-Risk High School Student Program Ends, Todd Young and Other U.S. Senators Push for Fully Funded NIH, IN Revamping School Quality Grading System

July 30, 2025

A new affordable dental clinic is now open at the Damien Center. Indiana is ending a widely praised high school program aimed at keeping at-risk students on track for college and careers. A group of 14 Republican U.S. Senators including Indiana’s Todd Young sent a letter urging the White House to fully fund the National Institutes of Health. Indiana is revamping how it grades a school’s quality.

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