The Dr. Ossian Sweet Memorial Park features wooden planters filled with lavender, installations detailing the history of Sweet and his family, and 11 memorial trees to honor the people who were in the house during the 1925 attack.

The new member will be selected by the board based on their interviews and other application materials.

Traci Ricks withdrew her candidacy Wednesday, a day before she was scheduled to be interviewed by the board.

The candidates include two who ran for the board last year.

The changes to the Detroit school district’s special education department will mean some students will be transferred to different schools for the coming school year.

The Detroit school district surveyed high school students to get their thoughts on how to reduce chronic absenteeism.

The school is expected to relocate to the city airport in 2026.

The Catherine C. Blackwell Institute is one of several schools in the Detroit district that are being phased out as part of a facility master plan.

Some Detroit school board members are concerned about the amount of time it takes for students to be evaluated for special education services.

In addition to the money raised by the DPSCD Foundation, the Cooley and Davis Aerospace projects will also benefit from money included in the current state budget.