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1898-1901
All subjects in Public Schools are taught in English. Dr. John Eaton, Ex-Commissioner of Education of the United States and his assistant Dr. Victor Clark state that teachers in Puerto Rico should learn English. The Department of Public Instruction is formed. -
1902
The Official Language Act granted official status to both Spanish and English. -
1903
President Theodore Roosevelt’s Commissioner of Education re-established English as the medium of instruction in all grades. -
1904
Schools increased English lessons with the idea that it would become the official language. 540 teachers were sent to the United States to both Harvard and Cornwell University to take an exam. A yearly English exam was given in order to choose highly qualified teachers. -
1913
Spanish is suppressed. English is used as medium of instruction at all levels of the school system. -
1920-1930
American Teachers are employed on the Island in an effort to improve the quality of English instruction. -
1934
Blanton S. Winthrop makes English the language of instruction for all grades. -
1936
M. Gallardo is named Commissioner of instruction. -
English
Teachers are required to teach their students in English. -
Voting (elections)
Puerto Ricans are given the right to elect their own governor. -
Spanish as the main language
Luis Munoz Marin re-establishes Spanish as the main language of instruction. English is to be taught once of day as a second language. -
Dr. Mariano Villaronga
Dr. Mariano Villaronga announced English was to be taught in all schools and at all levels. -
President Lyndon B. Johnson
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Titular 7 Education Law. -
Bilngual Education
The Department of Education applied funds for students who returned from the United States. This is known as “Educacion Bilingue”. -
1972-1976
English projects are implanted by the PPD. English Projects are converted to English Bilingual Programs where 59,810 students applied for English Education services. -
Bilngual Projects
United States Congress authorizes The Bilingual Projects to remain focused to teach those students who return to Puerto Rico from the United States. -
Bilingual Education
Bilingual Education is stabilized and is no longer considered a “Program”. -
The universities
Universities such as, Universidad del Turabo, Sagrado Corazon, and Universidad Metropolitana are all assigned English Programs -
Spanish Only
The “Spanish Only” legislation is approved. -
Jose Arsenio Torres
Jose Arsenio Torres is named director of the Bilingual Education Program. -
Immersion Program
English immersion programs made their way into Puerto Rican schools, under the “Project to Create "Bilingual Citizen.” -
No Child Left Behind Act
No Child Left Behind Act -
Department of Education
Today the governor of Puerto Rico Luis Fortuño has an initiative for some bilingual schools in the Country. To continue in governance expected by 2022 and make students fully bilingual.
Only 12 schools in Puerto Rico offer an all English Curriculum.
