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Americans arrived Puerto Rico
As a result of the Spanish American War, the island became a possession of the United States. -
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Timeline of Bilingualism in P.R.
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English actually dominated Puerto Rican public education
The educative policy was that Puerto Ricans will continue to talk in Spanish but they will learn English.
ln high school, subjects were taught in English, -
Teachers were sent to the United States
540 teachers went to Cornell and Harvard University. Dr. John Eaton established that Puerto Rican teachers must learn English and the ones who were prepared, will be hired. -
Spanish Language is removed from Puerto Rican Schools
English is used to teach in all grades -
Spanish for First Grade
Health Course and Reading were authorized in Spanish Language. -
Learning Spanish is obligatory
A law established that the learning process will be in Spanish and legal proccesses in court too. -
English is considerated as a foreign language
Dr. Jose Padin exposed that from a pedagogic point of view.
Mr. Paul G. Miller (commisionate) had a big controversy with him. Mr. Miller revoked on August 30, 1921. -
The president of the U.S. wanted to be English our language.
Jose M. Gallardo is the new Commissioner of Education. He tried to establish a bilingual program, but a lot of protests did not allow it. -
Spanish is the main language in schools.
from First to Sixth Grade. English was just another subject. -
Ends teaching in English
Governor of Commonwealth of P. R. Luis Munoz Marin ended the practice -
Spanish is used as First Language up to Ninth Gade
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Luis Munoz Marin established Spanish as the main language of instruction
English is taught for one period a day as a Second Language. -
Spanish declared as official language
Dr. Mariano Villaronga finally put Spanish as First language for all school's levels. -
U.S. created the Bilingual Teaching Law or Title VII
President Johnson signed it, but it was not until 1974 that it made a boom. -
P.R. asked for funds to help English Language Students
The Department of Education and some universities asked for funds to meet the necessities of students who came to P.R. and their mother tongue was English. -
First two bilingual projects are established in P.R.
The Popular Party established it in two schools: "Padre Rufo and Papa Juan XXIII". -
Bilingual Certification Law is signed.
Governor Carlos Romero Barcelo signed it but it was not fully implanted. The teachers who applicates for it have a lot of trouble to obtain it. -
Migrant students constituted a portion of school population in P.R.
10 % of students in P.R. studied in U.S. A lot of federal programs were available to these students up to this date. -
Popular Party declared Spanish Only Legislation.
Spanish is the official language in P.R. -
Four projects for the Department of Education are approved
Governor Rafael Hernandez Colon sign them: two for UMET, one for Sagrado Corazon and two for Universidad del Turabo. -
Law #4 is revoked
English and Spanish are both declared as official languages in P.R. by Dr. Pedro Rosello, governor of Puerto Rico. -
P. R. statistics of Bilingual schools
Only 12 of the island's 1,472 schools offer an all-English curriculum of the sort envisioned by Fortuno, while 35 other schools offer some courses in English, such as math and physical education, said Education Secretary Edwin Moreno. -
Bilingual Certification began at Sagrado Corazon University
I had the priviledge to began this certification with a group of almost 80 teachers from around the island. After doing this timeline, I realized that we became part of the history of Bilingual Education in Puerto Rico.
