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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 …

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Jaime Escalante Dies (LAist)

Jaime Escalante, the math teacher who transformed a tough East LA high school and inspired the movie “Stand and Deliver,” died Tuesday.

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Inspirational teacher Jaime Escalante dies at 79 (Daily Breeze)

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

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Famed math teacher, subject of 1988 film `Stand and Deliver,’ Jaime Escalante, has… (San Diego Union-Tribune)

LOS ANGELES — 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. Escalante died at his son’s home near Sacramento, after battling bladder cancer for several years, family friend Keith Miller said. ›› Guestbook: Offer condolences to friends and family |

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Jaime Escalante: Famed teacher who inspired ‘Stand and Deliver’ film dies (El Paso Times)

Jaime Escalante, the math teacher who transformed a tough East Los Angeles high school and inspired the movie ‘Stand and Deliver,’ died Tuesday at his son’s home near Sacramento, Calif. He was 79.

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Teacher, movie inspiration Jaime Escalante dies at 79 (Tulsa World)

Jaime Escalante, the math teacher who inspired the 1988 film Stand and Deliver, died Tuesday. He was 79.

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Jaime Escalante, Inspiration for Stand and Deliver, Dies at 79 (seattlepi.com)

Jaime Escalante, the math teacher who inspired the 1988 film Stand and Deliver , died Tuesday. He was 79. Escalante died at his son’s home after battling bladder cancer for several years, family friend Keith Miller told The Associated Press . As a math teacher at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles, Escalante completely transformed the school’s mathematics curriculum and pushed… Read More …

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Jaime Escalante, Inspiration for Stand and Deliver, Dies at 79 (TV Guide)

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.

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

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.

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Jaime Escalante, teacher who inspired ‘Stand and Deliver,’ dies (USA Today)

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