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– All the subjects were to be taught in English, in the public schools.
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The policies of the Department of Education regarding the teaching of English in the past 114 years are as followed:
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President Mckinley, Commissioner of Education said “English should be taught only in secondary
Schools”. -
- It was officially granted the language Act, status to English and Spanish
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The Language Act was revoked by Theodore Roosevelt where he established that English should
Be taught to all grades. -
Spanish was reinstated therefore; English was only to be taught from first grade to fourth grade.
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Jose Padin Commissioner of Education required that all subject should be taught in Spanish
from first to eight grade except English. -
President Franklin Roosevelt made English to be taught in all grades.
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English was re-established for secondary schools by Winthrop
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Governor Luis Munoz Marin established that Spanish was the main language to be taught in all
Grades and English should be taught just for one period during the day. -
On January 28, 1993 English and Spanish were established like the official language of the
Puerto Rican island.
