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1900 – 1902 - The policy was to retain the Spanish and learn the English.
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1902 – 1904 - English is increased with the idea of turning it into official language of Puerto Rico.
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1905 – 1913- Spanish is suppressed. All classes are taught in English
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1909 – 1910 - English is possible to establish on the whole. 35,000 students are impacted with the English.
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1913 - Spanish was introduced in first grade for the subjects of health, hygiene and reading skill.
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1915 - Bill that makes it mandatory instruction in Spanish.
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1916 – 1934 - Spanish is established as a learning tool.
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1917 - It breaks the First World War. The linguistic controversy continues.
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1921 - Dismissal of Commissioner Miller. He just wanted to spoken English in the schools.
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1921 - 1930 - Arrival of commissioned Huyke to Education. This commissioner gives much more emphasis to English and undertakes that the conversations between teachers and students were completely in English.
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1930 - 1950 - The Great Depression.
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1930 - The Commissioner Jose Padin explained that English was a foreign language and fought to impose Spanish as medium of instruction.
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1936 – Exits Dr. Padin. Comes Jose M. Gallardo. U.S. President complained that 38 years have passed and the Puerto Ricans have not learned Spanish.
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1942 - Once again prevail Spanish as language and English remains as a subject.
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1948 - Used the vernacular as language of instruction up to ninth grade.
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1949 - 1950 - Dr. Mariano Villaronga ended by decreeing bilingualism teaching of the vernacular in all levels of the country's public school from school year 1949 - 1950 which is what prevails so far.
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1968 - President Johnson signed the Bilingual Education Act or Title VII.
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1970 - The Department of Education of Puerto Rico and some universities asking for federal funds to address the needs of students returning to the United States.
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1972 - 1976 - Were implanted the only two bilingual schools in Puerto Rico.
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1979 - 1980 – 84, 834 students were identified who have returned from the United States and realize that there is great need for students with language difficulties.
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1979 - 1980 – 84, 834 students were identified who have returned from the United States and realize that there is great need for students with language difficulties.
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1980 - During the incumbency of the Popular Democratic Party, is created a cultural project manager "pre-school" transitional bilingual.
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1984 - The new ruling party transfers the Bilingual Program to the English department.
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1988 – 1992 - In these years are approved four projects for the Department of Education, two Metropolitan College, and one for University of Sagrado Corazon. All in English as a Second Language
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1993 - Bilingual projects become autonomous again. The census continues to indicate that there is a genuine need to continue Bilingual Education.
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1997 - While the statehood party was in power, English immersion programs also made their way into Puerto Rican schools, under the “Project to Create a Bilingual Citizen.”
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2000 – 2012 - The politicians of this country continue to debate about how to establish a good bilingual program in public schools of this country.
