Episode

School of shock: teenagers get dimmer

Podcast: Economist Podcasts
Published: Sep 8, 2026
Duration seconds: 1280
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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 Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology— subscribe to The Economist . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.