attainment

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A 2023 study in the National Bureau of Economic Research found that the 2006 law that uncapped federal borrowing for graduate programs didn’t improve access or degree attainment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

But industries in which immigrants with low educational attainment are overrepresented have seen slower wage growth than the broader private sector since Trump took office, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

“The irony is that steadily rising education attainment, notably enjoyed by young Latina mothers, leads to bearing fewer children.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Using these insights, the team developed formulas to estimate "goal attainment rate," or how many destinations are reached over time.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

His chest heaved once, as if his large heart, weary of despotic constriction, had expanded, despite the will, and made a vigorous bound for the attainment of liberty.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë