School of shock: teenagers get dimmer
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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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