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Spanish American War
As a result of the Spanish American War Puerto Rico bacame a possession of the United States. -
Dr. Jonh Eaton
Dr. John Eaton and Dr. Victor Clark established that the teacher of Puerto Rico had to learn the English Language. The Department of Public Instruction was created. -
Spanish and English
The educational policies established that the spoken langauge will be English and Spanish. In elementary schools all the subjects were taight in Spanish and English was taught as a special subject. In high school all the subjects were taught in English and Spanish was taught as a special subject. -
English only
1902-1904 the use of English increased in the schools. The idea was to make English as an official language in schools. -
English official language
1905- 1913 English is the official language in all grades of the school system. many teachers were not pleased with the idea nad made many boycotts against it because they believed it was a threat againts the Puerto Rican identity. -
Use of Spanish
The use of Spanish was introduced to 1st grade in some subjects as health and hygene. -
Law Project
A law project was presented to use Spanish as the medium of instruction. -
Spanish the medium of instruction
It was established that the medium of instruction will be in Spanish in the primary grades to 4th. english eill be used in the middle of the subject of 5th grade and Spanish in the other half. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris made Puerto Rico a possession of the United States. The Jones act gave Puerto Ricans the citizenship. spanish was re-install as the medium of instruction for the first four grades. This was the period when oneside defended tha Spanish instruction and the otherside the English instruction. -
Commissioner Jose Padin
The Commissioner of Education Jose Padin introduced a language policy which required all subjects except for English to be taught in Spanish in the first eight grades. -
Bilingual Education
Jose M Gallardo wsa the new Comissioner of Istruction. He introduces the Bilingual Program. -
English language instructions for all grade levels
The language policy shifted toward assimilation when Blanton S. Winthrop, named governor by president Franklin Roosevelt made the English language instruction of all grade levels. -
Winthrop's Policy
Wintrop's policy re-established English as the language of instruction in the secondary schools. -
Spanish for 6th grade
Spanish was the language of instructions for 6th grade and English as a subject. Puerto Ricans had the power to elect thair own governor. -
Governor Luis Munoz Marin
The Popular Party candidate and the 1st elected Governor of PR Luis Munos Marin established Spanish as the language of Instruction in all grades. English was to be taught for one period a day as a second language. -
Dr. Marino Villalongo
Dr. Marino Villalongo orders Spanish as the medium of instruction in all grade levels. -
Law Bilingual Education
President Johnson aproves the Law Bilingual Education Title VII. -
Bilingual Education in PR
The United States Congress aproves the Biligual education in PR. -
Bilingual program is concidered a program
Under the administration Of crlos Romero Barcelo the Bilingual Program is concidered a project. -
Spanish Puerto rico's official language
Governor Rafael Hernandez Colon went further by declaring Spanish the island's official language. -
Bilingual progran autonomus
Jose Arsenio Torres Secretary of Education makes the Biligual program autonomus, -
Project Bilingual Citizen
ENGLISH immersion program also made their way into Puerto rican schools under the " Project to Create a Bilingual Citizen.
