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Puerto Rico Language Policies

  • 1898-1900

    1898-1900

    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

    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

    1902-1904

    Increased the use of English in public schools.
  • 1905-1913

    1905-1913

    Spanish is deleted. English is used in all grades.
  • 1913

    1913

    He introduced the use of Spanish in first grade in some classes.
  • 1915

    1915

    By a bill becomes compulsory to Spanish as the medium of instruction.
  • 1916-1934

    1916-1934

    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

    1917-1936

    It unleashes the First World War and given citizenship to PR
  • 1942

    1942

    Prevails through sixth grade Spanish and English as a subject continues..
  • 1948

    1948

    He used the vernacular as the medium of instruction through grade nine.
  • 1949

    1949

    The commissioner Mariano Villaronga ended the lengthy discussion of bilingualism decreeing the teaching of vernacular in all levels of public schools.
  • 1930-1950

    1930-1950

    Jose Padin The commissioner explained that the English would happen to be a second language for a foreign country.
  • 1968

    1968

    United States signed the Bilingual Education Act under the governorship of Luis A Ferrer iin Puerto Rico.
  • 1972-1976

    1972-1976

    Under democratic popular government created one bilingual education project in schools of Father Rufus and Pope John XXIII.
  • 1980-1984

    1980-1984

    Under the government of Carlos Romero bilingual program stopped being "program" and transfer their "projects" to the Department of English.
  • 1988-1992

    1988-1992

    Under the government of Rafael Hernandez Colon was proposed Spanish only.
  • 1992-1996

    1992-1996

    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

    2008-2012

    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.