Quick Hits (10.21.11)

ESEA mark-up aftermath. The reauthorization chatter continued this morning via tweets and blog posts. Eduwonks weighed in, betting on the bill’s chances of passage and nit-picking at amendments pushed into the bill during yesterday’s 12-hour session. Education Sector’s Mary Nguyen also cleared up that itty bitty confusion about early college high schools. The next order of business is a hearing on the bill scheduled for Nov. 8. News reports say committee Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, wants to vote on the bill before Thanksgiving and see it win House approval before Christmas. That, of course, would mean Secretary Arne Duncan’s waiver plan would be tossed. To be continued …

Healthy learning. Children in one Illinois school have gym class every day, never see fried foods on their lunch trays, and must sign a healthy living agreement to attend. Teachers even wear pedometers. Their efforts have earned them a gold medal from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation; only two other schools have captured the top prize. (Boston Globe)

Study curfew. Police in Seoul scour the streets at night, looking for kids. But they’re not looking for loitering, stealing, or vandalizing; they’re trying to nab the ones who are studying. (TIME)

Tech-savvy kids. One-to-one learning programs can choose from several options nowadays: desktop, laptop, netbook, iPad, or Nook. One California school district chooses not to decide and tries them all, while other districts pick only one. (Education Week)