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bilingual education

bilingual education

La Escuela Bilingüe Número 25 del Distrito Escolar 7

Please note: This is work in progress. Please keep that in mind as you read.

The Educational Needs of the Puerto Rican Child, excerpts

In 1970, about one quarter of all New York City public school students were Puerto Rican.

¿Le gustaria que sus niños[…]?

Like many Puerto Rican parents in the South Bronx, Evelina López Antonetty was frustrated that so many Spanish-speaking children were not learning to read.

We Demand

Student protesters at City College (CCNY) explained why they organized a strike on their campus and what changes they wanted to achieve.

Club Borinquen

Italian immigrant Leonard Covello was the principal of East Harlem’s Benjamin Franklin High School, an all-boys school.

Children Participating in a Public Campaign

In the 1930s and 1940s, Benjamin Franklin High School was a dynamic place.