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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…