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'Budgetball' teaches fiscal responsibility.(NEWSWATCH)(Brief article)

Women in Higher Education

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The National Academy of Public Administration is promoting a new sport called "budgetball" to raise student awareness about fiscal responsibility and national debt.

The game is similar to ultimate Frisbee played with a volleyball and a financial component. Players earn interest-bearing bucks that they can use to buy team advantages. At the end of a tourney, the team's debt is subtracted from its score and any surplus is added to it.

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