What have been the policies of the Department of Education regarding the teaching of English in the past 114 years?
By Nany2012
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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.
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The Official Language Act granted official status to both Spanish and English.
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President Theodore Roosevelt’s Commissioner of Education re-established English as the medium of instruction in all grades.
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Schools increased English lessons with the idea that it will become the official language.
540 teachers were sent to the United States to both Harvard and Cornwell University.
A yearly English exam was given in order to choose highly qualified teachers. -
Spanish is named the official language. English is to be taught in all levels of education.
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Spanish as medium of instruction in grades 1-8; English as medium of instruction in grades 9-12.
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American Teachers are employed on the Island in an effort to improve the quality of English instruction.
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All Subjects expect English are to be taught in Spanish
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Blanton S. Winthrop makes English the language of instruction for all grades.
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M. Gallardo is named Commissioner of instruction.
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Teachers are required to teach their students in English.
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Puerto Ricans given right to elect own governor.
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Luis Munoz Marin re-establishes Spanish as the main language of instruction. English is to be taught once of day as a second language.
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Dr. Mariano Villaronga announced English was to be taught in all schools and at all levels.
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President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Titular 7 Education Law.
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The Department of Education applied funds for students who return from the United States. This is known as “Educacion Bilingue”.
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English projects are implanted by the PPD.
English Projects are converted to English Bilingual Programs were 59,810 students applied for English Education services. -
Lau V. Nichols
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United States Congress authorizes that Bilingual Projects are remain focused to teach those students who return to Puerto Rico from the United States.
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Bilingual Education is stabilized and is no longer considered a “Program”.
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Universities such as Universidad del Turabo, Sagrado Corazon, and Universidad Metropolitana are all assigned English Programs
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The “Spanish Only” legislation is approved.
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Jose Arsenio Torres is named director of the Bilingual Education Program.
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English immersion program made their way into Puerto Rican schools, under the “Project to Create a Bilingual Citizen.”
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No Child Left Behind Act
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Only 12 schools in Puerto Rico offer an all English Curriculum.
