Index

Puerto Rico Language Policy Timeline

  • 1898-1900

    1898-1900

    It was in these years that Dr. John Eaton U.S. Commissioner of Education and his assistant Dr. Victor Clark implanted that all teachers had to learn English.
  • 1900

    1900

    Arises the Department of Public Instruction
  • 1900-1902

    1900-1902

    In elementary schools all classes were in Spanish and English was integrated, but in high schools the classes were in English and Spanish was integrated.
  • 1902-1904

    1902-1904

    Increased the English in schools because they wanted to convert the primary language
  • 1905-1913

    1905-1913

    Teaching is in English only
  • 1913

    1913

    The Spanish reintroduced but only in some classes
  • 1915

    1915

    A draft law to include instruction in Spanish
  • 1916-1934

    1916-1934

    The Spanish were the basis for teaching in grades first through fourth and the other half in English.
  • 1917-1936

    1917-1936

    linguistic controversy continues.It unleashes the First World War and thus give American citizenship to Puerto Ricans.
  • 1942

    1942

    Spanish again prevailed in the country's schools.
  • 1930-1950

    1930-1950

    Dr. Jose Padin explained that English was a foreign language and work to put the Spanish as the only medium of instruction
  • 1970

    1970

    has requested funding to impact students coming from other countries, which is known as bilingual education
    education act A.E.A, E.SE.A
  • 1968-1972

    1968-1972

    Signing the Bilingual Education Act
    During that time the country was ruled by Luis Ferrer PNP party
  • 1972-1976

    1972-1976

    The bilingual school projects Father Juan Rufo and XXVIII are implanted under the Partido Popular
    Act was signed Certification in Bilingual Education
  • 1978

    1978

    The U.S. Congress authorize bilingual education in PR had an approach to learning Spanish.
  • 1993

    1993

    bilingual education projects are autonomous
  • 2011-2012

    2011-2012

    The governor Luis Fortuno has created XXI century schools with bilingual education based.