Based on the story of Jamie Escalante, a teacher in a Los Angeles school who uses unconventional methods to bring a group of poor Latino students away from delinquancy by teaching them Calculus....

Based on the story of Jamie Escalante, a teacher in a Los Angeles school who uses unconventional methods to bring a group of poor Latino students away from delinquancy by teaching them Calculus. Escalante gets the students so excited that they can pass an advanced placement test, the testing board is convinced that they cheated and forces them to take the test again.