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Interesting facts about the invation, done by students in highschool.
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Classes in Public Schools are taught in English. Dr. John Eaton, Ex-Commissioner of Education of the United States state that teachers in Puerto Rico should learn English.
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The assimilation process begins again making English important
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The new Commissioner of Education re-established English as the medium of instruction in all grades.
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540 Teachers were sent to Cornell and Harvard for professional development. Puerto Rican teachers are required to pass an English test.
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English becomes the official language in the public school system. Teachers are required to pass the English test or will be suspended. Teachers that demonstrated English proficiency were granted a $10.00 raise
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From 1916 t0 1934 Spanish become the official language of instruction from first to fourth garage and English is to be taught in half of the classes from fifth grade to the high school level
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This Commissioner ordered all the classes to be taught in English
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Main focus in elementary level was Spanish and English was considered another subject
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Spanish is now implemented up to the ninth grade,
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Villaronga put an end to the long debate and order that all school levels be taught in the vernacular language
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English Projects are converted to English Bilingual Programs because students applied for English Education services.
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Bilingual Projects are focused on teaching those students who return to Puerto Rico from the United States.
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Bilingual Education is no longer considered a program in the Department of Education. Now they are considered projects and are transferred the to the English department.
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Jose Arsenio Torres is named director of the Bilingual Education Program. THe Bilingual programs are autonomous
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Governor anounce the “Project to Create a Bilingual Citizen project,
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Department of education retakes the bilingual programs and united the inicial 12 school to give then the support the have never received.
