Yes 3,599,312 Valid votes 5,912,370 | No 2,313,058 | |
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3,599,312 7001608800000000000♠60.88% 2,313,058 7001391209999900000♠39.12% 5,912,370 7001952600000000000♠95.26% | ||
Proposition 227 was a California ballot proposition passed on the June 2, 1998, ballot. Proposition 227 was repealed by Proposition 58 on November 8, 2016.
According to Ballotpedia, "Proposition 227 changed the way that "Limited English Proficient" (LEP) students are taught in California. Specifically, it
The bill's intention was to educate Limited English proficiency students in a rapid, one-year program. It was sponsored by Ron Unz, the runner-up candidate in the 1994 Republican gubernatorial primary. The proposition was controversial because of its close proximity to heated political issues including race, immigration, and poverty. The methods of education enacted by the proposition reflect the electorate's support of assimilation over multiculturalism. It passed with a margin of 61% to 39%.
On September 28, 2014, the state legislature under Governor Jerry Brown passed Senate Bill 1174, which added Proposition 58 to the November 2016 ballot. Proposition 58 passed by a wide margin, repealing most of Proposition 227. A California Department of Education spokesperson anticipated a shortage of bilingual teachers under Proposition 58. The number of bilingual credentials had fallen after Proposition 227's passage.