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School of shock: teenagers get dimmer
International tests in maths and reading show that 15-year-olds today score what 14-year-olds would have done a decade ago. Our correspondent explains the long-term decline. Is Miami’s thriving economic growth sustainable? And why Jeremy Vine’s BBC Radio 2 show is a microcosm of Britain.
Guests and host:
Mark Johnson, senior editor
Cerian Richmond Jones, international economics correspondent
Sonny Loughran, Britain correspondent
Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
PISA, education, test scores, exams, aptitude
Miami, Trump, Florida, hurricane
Jeremy Vine, Radio 2, BBC…
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