Jaime Escalante, Teacher Behind Stand and Deliver, Dies at 79

Jaime Escalante, the Los Angeles math teacher who was the inspiration behind the 1988 movie Stand and Deliver, has died. Escalante died Tuesday after a long battle with bladder cancer. He was 79.

Escalante’s push for students at Garfield High School to learn advanced math and science inspired Stand and Deliver. Oscar nominee Edward James Olmos portrayed him in the film.

Escalante left Garfield High in 1991 and moved to a school in Sacramento. He is survived by his wife, two sons and six grandchildren.

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