Report of the Commissioner of Education for Porto Rico 1909

<p>This is the 1909 Report of the Commissioner of Education for Porto Rico documenting the state of education on the island during the early years of American administration. The report details the structure of the educational system enrollment statistics curriculum teacher training and the challenges of implementing American-style education in a Spanish-speaking territory. It provides valuable insights into the policies and philosophies of the American colonial government in Puerto Rico and its efforts to shape the island's cultural and social landscape through education. The report also sheds light on the perspectives and experiences of Puerto Rican students and teachers during this period of significant transformation. A valuable primary source for researchers studying the history of education colonialism and the relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>