Aboriginal pupils to get baseball boost
MOE PROGRAM: School teams with more than 50 percent indigenous members could apply for up to NT$150,000 from a scheme that also includes perks for coaches
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
Young Aboriginal baseball players would receive more support through a program to be implemented by the the Sports Administration next year, the agency said on Thursday.
The program aims to improve the quality of training of Aboriginal players in elementary, junior-high and high schools, and include more government funding for their meal plans, after-school tutoring fees and salaries of coaches, it added.
Previously, a similar program was enforced by the Council of Indigenous Peoples, said the agency, which is part of the Ministry of Education (MOE).