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(f) Scholarships, student loans and scholarships. A system
of scholarship programs, grants, student loans, subsidies, and
other incentives shall be made available to all poor but deserving
students;
(g) Funding for local education programs. Funding for
local educational programs shall be the responsibility of the
Regional Government;
(h) Community participation in education. The active
participation of the home, community, religious organizations,
and other sectors in the total educative process of the child shall
be encouraged and supported;
(i) Development of regional language. A regional language
may be evolved and developed from the different dialects in the
region;
(j) Media of instruction in schools. Filipino and English
shall be the media of instruction in all schools in the autonomous
region. Arabic shall be an auxiliary medium of instruction;
(k) Teaching of Arabic as subject. Arabic shall be taught
as a subject in all grade levels as required for Muslims under
existing laws and optional, for non-Muslims;
(l) Auxiliary official languages. Regional languages may
be used as auxiliary official languages in the region as well as
auxiliary media of instruction and communication;
(m) Develop ethnic identity. Education in the autonomous
region shall develop consciousness and appreciation of one's ethnic
identity and shall provide a better understanding of another
person's cultural heritage for the attainment of national unity
and harmony;
(n) The Regional Government shall recognize the
participation of private institutions of learning, including the
Madaris (Arabic schools), in providing quality education to the
people of the region; and
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