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Hispanic-American War
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Dr. John Eaton established that Puerto Rican teachers should learn English and the ones that follow those directions would have preference to be hired.
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Creation of the Department of Education
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The educational policie consisted in the conservation of Spanish and the adquisition of the English Language. They emphasized in the American Culture.
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An increased in the English Language in schools was used with the idea of making it the official language in Puerto Rican schools. They sent teachers to prepare in the U.S. They established the clasification system of teachers.
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They eliminated the spanish in all courses and grades.
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They established the English Language and 35,000 students were assisted.
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They introduced the use of spanish in First Grade for some courses.
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They presented a bill to make spanish compulsory as a way of teaching and in the judicial system.
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They established that Spanish will be taught from 1st to 4th and English from 5th to High School.
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The linguistic controversy continue politic according to the perspective. First War started and Puerto Ricans obtained their citizenship.
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Dismissal of Commissioner Miller.
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Commissionare Huyke arrived to the Dept. of Public Instruction giving English greater importance. He wanted the daily conversations between teachers and students to bein English.
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Dr. Jose Padin exposed that English is a strange tongue to Puerto Ricans and he fougt for the prevalence of Spanish as a way of instruction.
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Spanish Language gains importance again and the English was only another subject.
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They use spanish as the teaching tool fom first to 9th grade.
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Dr. Mariano Villaronga eliminated bilingualism in all teaching levels in public education.
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The Bilingual Education Law was signed by President Johnson.
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The Dept. of Education and the Universities asked for Federal Funds to attend the needs of the sudents that came from the United States.
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Two Bilingual Schools were approved by the PPD.
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The United States authorized bilingual proyects.
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84,834 students were identified as coming from the United States. They identified needs in these students.
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During the government of the Popular Party the following project was created: "Enseñanza pre-escolar de transicion bilingue". A draft was prepared at the state level to meet the needs of returning students.
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The New Party in government transfered the program to the English Department.
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Four bills are presented for the Department of Education. Two of them were created for the Metropolitan University and one in English as a second language for the Sagrado Corazon University.
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The bilingual projects were once again autonomous. The census continues to show that there is a reed for bilingual education.
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The governor of Puerto Rico is trying to make puerto Ricans fluent in English.
