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The Massachusetts English Language Education in Public Schools Initiative, Question 2 was a successful initiative voted on in the Massachusetts general election held on November 5, 2002. [1] It was one of three 2002 ballot measures put to public vote, and the only one to pass.
The initiative was reportedly financed by Silicon Valley multimillionaire Ron Unz, [2] while it was opposed by the Massachusetts legislature’s Joint Committee on Education, Arts and Humanities. [3]
Question 2 on the ballot, "English Language Education in Public Schools". [4]
Response | Votes | % |
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Yes | 1,359,935 | 61.25% |
No | 640,525 | 28.85% |
blank | 219,841 | 9.90% |
Source: [4]