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First steps to Bilingual Education
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DR. John Eaton Commissioner of Education U.S. establishes that all teachers should learn English
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Department of Instruction is created
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Spanish is used in Elementary School and English becomes a special subject
American culture is enfasized. -
English becomes popular and used with more frecuency.
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English is official in all grades.
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Spanish is considered primary language
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World War I
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Citizenship is given to puertoricans and patriotism is learned.
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Commissioner of Education Juan B Huyke prohibits the spanish language .
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Recession Dr. Jose Padin iniciates the imposicion of Spanish in schools and English as a foreign language
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Commissioner of Education Jose M. Gallardo introduces the Bilingual Program under public protest.
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Spanish is given through sixth grade and English as another subject
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Dr. Mariano Villaronga puts to an end the bilingual debate orders Spanish in all levels
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President Johnson approves the Law Bilingual Education Title VII
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US Congress authorizes projects for Bilingual Programs in Puerto Rico.
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Special Projects for Bilingual Program begin.
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Under administration of Carlos Romero Barcelo the Bilingual Program is considered a project and lacks direction.
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Approval for 4 Bilingual projects in the universities
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Governor Rafael Hernandez declares Spanish as the main language.
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Project Sucess and Project CEMI strengthens language arts skills in Spanish and English
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Secretary of Education Jose Arsenio Torres makes the Bilingual Education autonomous.
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Governor Pedro Rosello establishes Spanish and English as official languages
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Bilingual Programs Empowering Children for the 21st century provide improvement for students
