Massachusetts English Language Education in Public Schools Initiative
The Massachusetts English Language Education in Public Schools Initiative was a successful initiative voted on in the Massachusetts general election held on November 5, 2002. 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, while it was opposed by the Massachusetts legislature’s Joint Committee on Education, Arts and Humanities.Voting
Question 2 on the ballot, "English Language Education in Public Schools".
| Response | Votes | % |
| Yes | 1,359,935 | 61.25% |
| No | 640,525 | 28.85% |
| blank | 219,841 | 9.90% |
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