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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