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🌱 Why did RCS teachers overwhelmingly declare no confidence in district leaders?

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Good morning Richmond! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why did RCS teachers overwhelmingly declare no confidence in district leaders?
  • Why Purdue Polytechnic Richmond just stopped accepting new student applications
  • See how color and art are transforming a gallery inside Reid Health.

Also on today's calendar: Richmond Flying Mummies vs Kalamazoo Growlers and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: I went into the woods and found it. Once I'd found it, I searched for it. The harder I searched, the less I wanted it. When at last I couldn't find it, I carried it home in my hand. What is it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Nice with periods of sun, with a high of 78 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, temps: high: 74, low: 61.
  • Thursday: Breezy with periods of sun, with a high of 78 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. RCS teachers union: No confidence in leaders (westernwaynenews.com) — Richmond Community Schools teachers have delivered an overwhelming no-confidence vote in the district’s central office leadership, citing concerns about communication, finances, and direction. At the same meeting, the school board chose not to automatically extend Superintendent Curtis Wright’s contract in 2026, saying they want administrative cuts considered first amid broader staffing concerns.
   

2. Purdue Polytechnic Richmond pauses new enrollment (westernwaynenews.com) — Purdue Polytechnic’s Richmond campus has paused taking new student applications while it reevaluates and revamps its programs, even as other satellite locations continue normal operations. Local economic leaders stress the campus’s importance in supplying engineering talent to Wayne County manufacturers, highlighting recent student achievements and the high share of first-generation graduates in Richmond’s Class of 2025.
   

3. Color as Experience exhibit at Reid (dailyadvocate.com) — Richmond residents can explore a new abstract art exhibit, “Color as Experience,” now on display at Reid Health’s MacDowell Gallery through July. Artist GK Rowe uses layered color and light to encourage calm reflection, especially suited to a healing environment. The gallery, on Reid Parkway’s second floor, is easily accessible via the Grand Staircase or elevators.
   

4. Richmond slips past Northeastern 10-8 (westernwaynenews.com) — Richmond’s baseball team edged Northeastern 10-8 in a high-scoring nonconference matchup on Thursday, May 21, using seven pitchers to tune up for the postseason. The Red Devils rallied with three runs in the sixth, while several Richmond hitters, including Logan Belanga, Zander Juday and Malachi Moore, delivered multi-hit performances.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A splinter. (Thank you Jake M. for sending it in!)
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