Historical back

BILINGUAL EDUCATION IN PUERTO RICO

By agarciari23
  • First steps to Bilingual Education

    First steps to Bilingual Education

  • Period: to

    DR. John Eaton Commissioner of Education U.S. establishes that all teachers should learn English

    DR. EATON ESTABLISHES THAT ALL TEACHER SHOULD LEARN ENGLISH
  • Department of Instruction is created

    Department of Instruction is created

  • Period: to

    Spanish is used in Elementary School and English becomes a special subject

    American culture is enfasized.
  • English becomes popular and used with more frecuency.

    English becomes popular and used with more frecuency.

  • Period: to

    English is official in all grades.

  • Spanish is considered primary language

    Spanish is considered primary language

  • World War I

    World War I

  • Period: to

    Citizenship is given to puertoricans and patriotism is learned.

  • Commissioner of Education Juan B Huyke prohibits the spanish language .

    Commissioner of Education Juan B Huyke prohibits the spanish language .

  • Recession Dr. Jose Padin iniciates the imposicion of Spanish in schools and English as a foreign language

    Recession Dr. Jose Padin iniciates the imposicion of Spanish in schools and English as a foreign language

  • Commissioner of Education Jose M. Gallardo introduces the Bilingual Program under public protest.

    Commissioner of Education Jose M. Gallardo introduces the Bilingual Program under public protest.

  • Spanish is given through sixth grade and English as another subject

    Spanish is given through sixth grade and English as another subject

  • Dr. Mariano Villaronga puts to an end the bilingual debate orders Spanish in all levels

    Dr. Mariano Villaronga puts to an end the bilingual debate orders Spanish in all levels

  • President Johnson approves the Law Bilingual Education Title VII

    President Johnson approves the Law Bilingual Education Title VII

  • US Congress authorizes projects for Bilingual Programs in Puerto Rico.

    US Congress authorizes projects for Bilingual Programs in Puerto Rico.

  • Period: to

    Special Projects for Bilingual Program begin.

  • Under administration of Carlos Romero Barcelo the Bilingual Program is considered a project and lacks direction.

    Under administration of Carlos Romero Barcelo the Bilingual Program is considered a project and lacks direction.

  • Approval for 4 Bilingual projects in the universities

    Approval for 4 Bilingual projects in the universities

  • Governor Rafael Hernandez declares Spanish as the main language.

    Governor Rafael Hernandez declares Spanish as the main language.

  • Project Sucess and Project CEMI strengthens language arts skills in Spanish and English

    Project Sucess and Project CEMI strengthens language arts skills in Spanish and English

  • Secretary of Education Jose Arsenio Torres makes the Bilingual Education autonomous.

    Secretary of Education Jose Arsenio Torres makes the Bilingual Education autonomous.

  • Governor Pedro Rosello establishes Spanish and English as official languages

    Governor Pedro Rosello establishes Spanish and English as official languages

  • Bilingual Programs Empowering Children for the 21st century provide improvement for students

    Bilingual Programs Empowering Children for the 21st century provide improvement for students

Looking for a timeline maker?

Create timelines for projects, roadmaps, history, lessons, legal cases, and stories with Timetoast. Timetoast is a timeline maker for work, school, research, and stories.

Try the timeline maker