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1898
US control of Puerto Rico from Spain at the end of Spanish- American War. -
1898--1900
Dr. John Eaton Commissioner of Education Ex. U.S. states that Puerto Rico's teachers should learn English and they would have benefits to be hired. -
1900
It creates the Department of Public Instruction with an assigned commissioner -
1900-1902
Public policy states that retain the Spanish and the English adopted. Elementary Education primary language and English would be an additional material. In High school would be on the contrary. -
1902--1940
The idea of making English the official language in Puerto Rican schools -
1905-1913
The Spanish is deleted and Englishis traditionally used in our school system -
1917
US had decreed that English was the official language on the Spanish- Speaking island. -
1917
Controversy continues lingistica politically charged. Year in which the First World War. Puerto Ricans required to be taught to students on patriotis because they were in this war. -
1921--1930
With the arrival of Commissioner John B. Huyke more emphasis is given to English. This is to eradicate all Spanish language. -
1930
With the advent of the recession Commissioner Dr. Jose Padin trying to expose the English as a Foreign language, but what achievement was to be given emphasis to English as a second language. -
1936
With the advent of the Commissioner Gallardo. The President of the United States tried to promote education fully in english, But the people did not let it happenen they protest. -
1942
The language taught in Elementary School was Spanish and English continue to be a separate subject. -
1946
Teachers were required to instruct their pupils in English. -
1948
Spanish was the main language use till nineth grade. -
1949-1950
Dr Mariano Villarongo put and end to the debate starting that the oficial language was Spanish though 12 grade. -
1968
US President Johnson asigned the Titulo VII Law or Bilingual Education. -
1970
Since that time the Dept. of Education and many colleges had ask for founds to help students returning from the states -
1972--1974
The Popular Democratic Party started The Bilingual proyects. -
1978
The US Congress autorized that the bilingual projects where focused on the Spanish language aquisition in order to help the students that decided to come back to Puerto Rico. -
1979--1980
84,834 students where identified as "return students" in our school system. 59.810 apppeared to need special services. That are 84% of our students. -
1984
Under the new Progressive Party governor Carlos Romero Barcelo comand he signed the BilingualCertification for teachers and this hasn't been put to practice untill know.This year the Bilingual Education Program was transfered to the Department of English. -
1989
Popular Democratic Party was once more commanding Puerto Rico and the "return students" number was 15,436. Though this number appears to be low this help the goverment to get aprovals for four proyects for the English Certification for teachers. -
1991
Gov. Rafael Hernandez Colon went further by declaring Spanish the island sole official language. -
1992
This cesus presents 7,657 return students that shows a huge dicrease. -
1993
Bilingual Education projects are autonomous again and there was a person assigned as a director for the program thanks to Jose Arsenio Torres. -
1997
While the statehood party was in power English immersion program also made their way into Puerto Rico School under the 'Project to Create aBilingual Citzen." -
2012
In summer 31 school begins a new Bilingual Bducation Program.
