NBCNews.com Educator Jaime Escalante Being Honored in Postage StampNBCNews.comThe late educator Jaime Escalante, whose work with inner-city students was the subject of a 1988 film, is being honored with a postage stamp this year. Escalante, who died in 2010, was portrayed in the film "Stand and Deliver" by actor Edward …
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