Jaime Escalante

31. March 2010 | 03:08

Jaime Escalante dies at 79; math teacher who challenged East L.A. students to ‘Stand and Deliver’

He became America’s most famous teacher after a 1988 movie portrayed his success at mentoring working-class pupils at Garfield High to pass a rigorous national calculus exam. He died of cancer. Jaime Escalante, the charismatic former East Los Angeles high school teacher who taught the nation that inner-city students could master subjects as demanding as calculus, died Tuesday. He was 79. (News Source: Los Angeles Times - 00:54:13)

Famed math teacher, subject of 1988 film `Stand and Deliver,’ Jaime Escalante, has…

Famed math teacher, subject of 1988 film `Stand and Deliver,’ Jaime Escalante, has died. (News Source: San Diego Union-Tribune - 00:07:41)

Teacher Jaime Escalante, Subject Of “Stand & Deliver” Film, Dies At 79

Jaime Escalante, the math teacher who transformed a tough East Los Angeles high school and inspired the movie “Stand and Deliver,” died Tuesday. He was 79. (News Source: FOX40 Sacramento - 23:51:05)

Jaime Escalante Dies

79-year-old math teacher Jaime Escalante, who was portrayed by Edward James Olmos in the 1987 movie Stand and Deliver , had died, according to news wire sources . The former East L.A. Garfield High School teacher, known for teaching his students calculus–a notion other teachers thought was ridiculous–was battling bladder cancer. Earlier this month, Olmos solicited donations to help pay for … (News Source: LAist - 00:21:08)

Jaime Escalante, revered math teacher was 79

Kevin Roderick: Friends of Jamie Escalante are reporting that the retired Garfield High School teacher died this afternoon in Reno, where he was seeking treatment for bladder cancer. (News Source: LA Observed - 00:13:36)

Garfield High teacher Jamie Escalante dies

Legendary Garfield High teacher Jaime Escalante, subject of the 1988 film ‘Stand and Deliver,’ has died. (News Source: KABC-TV Los Angeles - 00:00:46)

Jaime Escalante, Teacher Who Inspired ‘Stand And Deliver’, Dead At 79

What’s Your Reaction? LOS ANGELES (AP)– The math teacher at a tough East Los Angeles high school who inspired the movie “Stand and Deliver,” has died. He was 79. (News Source: The Huffington Post - 00:45:09)

‘Stand and Deliver’ teacher dies of cancer

Jaime Escalante, the math teacher portrayed in “Stand and Deliver,” died Tuesday after a battle with cancer, according to Sony Films. (News Source: CNN - 00:50:56)

“Stand and Deliver” Teacher Dies

L.A. Math Teacher Jaime Escalante Inspired Movie, Transformed High School (News Source: CBS News - 00:42:11)

Math Teacher Who Inspired ‘Stand And Deliver’ Dies

An immigrant from Bolivia, Jaime Escalante transformed an East Lost Angeles high school by motivating struggling students to tackle and excel at advanced math and science. He died at 79 on Tuesday in Reno, Nev., where he was undergoing treatment for bladder cancer. (News Source: NPR - 00:26:58)

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