UPDATED: L.A. Unified loses leader of Common Core, iPad rollout
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L.A. Unified students will be taking the new Common Core test on iPads.
Deputy Superintendent of Instruction Jaime Aquino has notified the Los Angeles Unified School District that he plans to resign from his post at the end of the year, a district spokesman said.
The departure comes as a surprise to many as the district prepares to enter the first year of new learning standards called Common Core — an initiative Aquino is spearheading.
The Common Core standards, championed by the U.S. Department of Education, emphasize teaching critical thinking skills over rote memorization.
Aquino has encountered some friction since he joined L.A. Unified. Much of that has come from his role in making classroom use of iPads a cornerstone of Common Core adoption.
Scott Folsom is a member of the independent committee overseeing the money for district’s purchase of iPads.
“I need to know that after he is gone, there is going to be somebody in place who also