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March 9, 20103:40 AM ET
Heard on All Things Considered
Karen Grigsby Bates
Students 'Stand And Deliver' For Former Teacher
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Jaime Escalante is seen here teaching math at Garfield High School in Los Angeles in March 1988. Many of Escalante's former students are raising money to help pay for their teacher's medical costs as he battles bladder cancer. AP hide caption
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Jaime Escalante is seen here teaching math at Garfield High School in Los Angeles in March 1988. Many of Escalante's former students are raising money to help pay for their teacher's medical costs as he battles bladder cancer. AP
The lawn in front of Garfield High School in East Los Angeles was sodden from the morning's rain. But the weather didn't dampen the enthusiasm of many Garfield graduates, who came from all over Los Angeles and beyond to show their support for their former teacher, Jaime Escalante. Escalante's former students recently learned he is in the end stages of bladder cancer that has spread throughout his body. The medical costs have depleted Escalante's savings, and the students are determined to help out. 'Barrio Kids'
To the astonishment of the outside world, Escalante taught many of these returning graduates math — advanced math, like trigonometry and calculus.