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U.S. invasion- First change of Language
With the U. S invasion of P.R. ocurred the first change in the Puerto Rican languages, the introduction of teaching all subjects in English. -
English Language only in secondary schools
The Commissioner of Education in the Island, Commissioner Brumbaugh, decided that English would be the language of instruction in secondary schools only. -
Spanish and English both official language
What puerto ricans calls the Language Law came into effect. The law states that both Spanish and English shall be official languages. -
English as the medium of instruction in all grades.
The re-establishment of English as the primary language in school. -
Puerto Ricans legislators tried to block the Language Law.
The Chamber of Deputies approved a bill to make Spanish the language of instruction. -
Spanish in the first four grades
Spanish was reinstated as the medium of instruction for the first four grade. -
Spanish in the first eigth grade.
The Language Policy changed to a instruction in Spanish in the first eigth grades. -
Governor Blanton S. Winthrop
Language policy again change to made English the language of instruction in all grades. -
English again the oficial instruction language
English is established as the oficial language in the secondary schools. -
Luis Muñoz Marín- Spanish instruction
The first puerto rican governor Luis Muñoz Marín established Spanish as the language of instruction in all grades. One period of English was taught as a second language. -
Spanish the official language
In 1991 the island legislature voted to replaced Spanish as the sole official language. -
Governor Pedro Rosello changed the language law
In January 29, 1993, the newly Governor Pedro Rosello changed the existing language law to adopt both English and Spanish as official langauges of Puerto Rico. -
Luis Fortuño- Bilingual Generation Program
The initiative of Governor Luis Fortuño "Bilingual Generation Program" was created for students from kindergarten through second grade in most public schools of Puerto Rico. His programs aims to graduate a 100 percent English- Spanish bilingual class from secondary school by 2022.
