ISIDORE was born in Paris in 1805, and so remarkable were his attainments in natural philosophy, that when only 19 years old, became a teacher at the Museum.
It is quite remarkable that the college attainment gender gap (ratio of women to men with college education) has also declined and was eventually reversed, from 0.6 in 1977 to 1.4 in 2013.24 However, there are still substantial gender differences in the college degrees that are pursued by men and women.
That overweight women continue to trail men — including overweight men — in educational attainment in America is remarkable, given that women in general are outpacing men in college completion and in earning advanced degrees.
But, in the nineteen-fifties, it was spoken of by some as an insurmountable barrier, and its attainment was considered a feat nearly as remarkable as reaching the poles or climbing Everest.
(The current men's record is held by Hicham El Guerrouj, of Morocco, at 3 43.13). But, in the nineteen-fifties, it was spoken of by some as an insurmountable barrier, and its attainment was considered a feat nearly as remarkable as reaching the poles or climbing Everest.
But even with the remarkable capacity for education to produce growth, the rate of educational attainment in the United States has slowed, especially for men.
The most remarkable change during this period was the increase in the educational attainment.
The remarkable thing about economic integration, Kahlenberg says, is that it seems to improve outcomes for the poor without diminishing educational attainment among the rich.
Educational attainment rose.
Attainment levels were low.
Professional attainment still meant something.
