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Arizona Education Funding is a Game of Monopoly

Arizona's education funding system looks a lot like a shortened game of Monopoly. In Monopoly, the player who acquires the most valuable properties gains an advantage that compounds over time.

Arizona Education Funding is a Game of Monopoly

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Arizona's education funding system looks a lot like a shortened game of Monopoly.

In Monopoly, the player who acquires the most valuable properties gains an advantage that compounds over time.

In a shortened version of the game, the properties are dealt at the beginning, and some players simply get a better hand.

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Arizona's education funding system looks a lot like a shortened game of Monopoly. In Monopoly, the player who acquires the most valuable properties gains an advantage that compounds over time. In a shortened version of the game, the properties are dealt at the beginning, and some players simply get a better hand.

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