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Doctor Eaton and Doctor Clark
Established that teachers in Puerto Rico should learn English and those who were ready have preference to be hired. -
Department of Public Instruction
The Department of Public Instruction was created with an assigned commisioner -
Increase of the use of English
There was an increase in the use of English in school with the idea of making it the official language of Puerto Rico. -
The Official Language Act
was revoked whenTheodore Roosevelt's commisioner of education re-established English as a medium of instruction in all grades. -
Spanish Language is supressed
The English language was use as form of communication in all grades. -
Puerto Ricans teachers preparing for
Teachers were getting prepared to study the English language, they need to aprobed an English test in order to stayed in their jobs. -
Spanish introduce in First Grade
The Spanish language was introduced in first grade for some courses, such as hygiene and health, It was recommended the reading in Spanish. -
Spanish Teaching
Established the Spanish Language as a form of instruction. From First grade to fourth grade and the English was used in half of the courses of the other grades until 1924. -
World War I
Puerto Ricans are granted citizenship and required in schools to explain to students the acts of patriotism. -
The commisioner Juan B. Huyke
At that time the enfasis of the English was a priority. They published all materials in English or have of it. The publication of school materials were prohibited in Spanish. -
The Commisioner Dr. Jose Padin
was the first to expose the English in a Foreing Language for the educational point of view and he gave emphasis to English as a Second Language. -
The Commisioner Jose M. Gallardo
was named Commisioner of Education. He tried to implement a bilingual program but there were to many strikes. -
Spanish prevailed
Spanish Language prevailed until 6th grade and English continued as a subject. -
Commisioner Dr. Mariano Villaronga
Ended the lengthy discussion of bilinguism. -
Decree the vernacular teaching in all levels in all public school
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President Lyndon B. Johnson
was signed in the U.S. the Bilingual Education Act or title vII by the president. -
Department of Education in Puerto Rico
request found to meet the need of the students that are returning from the United States. -
Papa Juan XXIII
and Padre Rufo projects were implanted by the goverment. -
U.S. Congress authorize the bilingual projects in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico have the focus towards learning Spanish and English. -
Governor Carlos Romero Barcelo
The bilingual Education Program is transferred to projects as part of the English Department. -
Law number 4 April 5, 1991
was a legislation approved by popular party -
Bilingual Education
Those projects were autonomous and a director is appointed to lead the bilingual educatin programs. -
Law 1 January 23,1993
Spanish only law was revoked and substituted by law 1 which established both English and Spanish as official languages in the island. -
Puerto Rico begins the Bilingual Education for the 21th Century
BEC 21 project for the elementary school and ES 21 project for middle and high school.
