Jaime Escalante(December 31, 1930 — March 30, 2010)
was a Bolivian-born American schoolteacher who earned renown and distinction for his work at Garfield High School in Los Angeles, California, in teaching students calculus from 1974 to 1991. Escalante was the subject of the 1988 film Stand and Deliver, in which he is portrayed by Edward James Olmos. In 2001, after many years of preparing teenagers for the A.P. calculus exam, Escalante returned to his native Bolivia. He lived in his wife's hometown, Cochabamba, and taught part time at the local university. He returned to the United States frequently to visit his children.
In Memory
Jaime Escalante (December 31, 1930 — March 30, 2010)
In 2001, after many years of preparing teenagers for the A.P. calculus exam, Escalante returned to his native Bolivia. He lived in his wife's hometown, Cochabamba, and taught part time at the local university. He returned to the United States frequently to visit his children.
Jaime Escalante moved to Sacramento, California, which facilitated the commute to Nevada for his medical treatments.[4] He died on March 30, 2010, aged 79, at his son's home near Sacramento while undergoing treatment for bladder cancer.
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