Puerto Rico Language Policies

1898-1900

Oct 25, 1898

The former commissioner of education in the U.S. Jonh Eaton states that teachers should learn English PR and those who were to be hired would have priority.

1900

Oct 25, 1900

Establishing the Department of Public Instruction with a commissioner assigned to the island. They retain Spanish and English as a special subject

1902-1904

Oct 25, 1904

Increased the use of English in public schools.

1905-1913

Oct 25, 1913

Spanish is deleted. English is used in all grades.

1913

Oct 25, 1913

He introduced the use of Spanish in first grade in some classes.

1915

Oct 25, 1915

By a bill becomes compulsory to Spanish as the medium of instruction.

1916-1934

Oct 25, 1934

The Spanish was used in first grade to fourth grade. From the fifth grade on was half the classes in Spanish and half in English.

1917-1936

Oct 25, 1936

It unleashes the First World War and given citizenship to PR

1942

Oct 25, 1942

Prevails through sixth grade Spanish and English as a subject continues..

1948

Oct 25, 1948

He used the vernacular as the medium of instruction through grade nine.

1949

Oct 25, 1949

The commissioner Mariano Villaronga ended the lengthy discussion of bilingualism decreeing the teaching of vernacular in all levels of public schools.

1930-1950

Oct 25, 1950

Jose Padin The commissioner explained that the English would happen to be a second language for a foreign country.

1968

Oct 25, 1968

United States signed the Bilingual Education Act under the governorship of Luis A Ferrer iin Puerto Rico.

1972-1976

Oct 25, 1976

Under democratic popular government created one bilingual education project in schools of Father Rufus and Pope John XXIII.

1980-1984

Oct 25, 1984

Under the government of Carlos Romero bilingual program stopped being "program" and transfer their "projects" to the Department of English.

1988-1992

Oct 25, 1992

Under the government of Rafael Hernandez Colon was proposed Spanish only.

1992-1996

Oct 25, 2012

ct 1 January 28, 1993 established the English and Spanish as the official language on the island under the governorship of Pedro Rosello.

2008-2012

Oct 25, 2012

Today the governor of Puerto Rico luis Fortuño has an initiative for some bilingual school in the country. To continue in governance expected by 2022 all the estudinte are fully bilingual.