2002 Massachusetts Question 2

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| name = Question 2

| title = Massachusetts English Language Education in Public Schools Initiative

| yes = 1359935

| no = 640525

| total = 2000460

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Yes

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No

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Other

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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.{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Sailer |title=Anti-Bilingualism Wins in Massachusetts |agency=UPI |date=November 6, 2002 |url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2002/11/06/Anti-bilingualism-wins-in-Massachusetts/UPI-88131036573542/ |access-date=July 14, 2010}} 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,{{cite news |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/405491785 |title=HEATED BATTLE OVER ENGLISH IMMERSION INTENSIFIES |newspaper=The Boston Globe |page=B.6 |last=Tench |first=Megan |date=November 3, 2002 |access-date=March 10, 2018 |url-access=limited |via=pqarchiver.com }} while it was opposed by the Massachusetts legislature’s Joint Committee on Education, Arts and Humanities.