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Updates on: job seekers, high school dropout, 21st century skills, women in IT

On Monday, the American InterContinental University announced that the results of a recent survey indicate that over 30% of employers feel that their new candidates for hire are more qualified than were new job seekers of the past. — Associated Content

The education industry has been abuzz with talk of “dropout factories” in the wake of a recent Johns Hopkins University study that says 12 percent of the nation’s high schools have less than 60 percent of its students who start as freshmen and make it to their senior year. — AlterNet

SETDA, ISTE, and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills released a document called Maximizing the impact: The pivotal role of technology in a 21st century education system. Take this survey and see how you’re doing on the ‘Guiding Questions for Stakeholders.’ Due date = November 14. Results will be published Nov. 16. — dangerously irrevalent

Women are falling further behind in information technology and computer science, according to a new report released by the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT). — Campus Technology