These students, all juniors at the healthcare-focused Boston Public Schools high school, were preparing to take the state-certified nursing assistant exam in April.

Freeing ourselves of these labels might help young people to think more creatively about the future, says the Financial Times’ Sarah O’Connor.

The January jobs report revealed a labor market almost entirely dependent on one sector. Three emerging pathways could reshape how the next generation prepares.

The family was mentioned by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in his Budget 2026 speech as an example of how ground-up initiatives ...