State Info: California

CCEE's National Economics Challenge Timeline

 

Your team's journey to the National Championship starts by clicking here for registration.

• FALL 2025 Session October 6-24 
• Spring 2026 Session February 23- March 13

• Registration Opens: September 1st Teachers can sign up for the competition and register their teams of students.

• October 6-24 (FALL) and March (February 23-March 13)  : Let the games begin! Teams can take the online preliminary test appropriate to their division
• David Ricardo beginner 
• Adam Smith advanced 
• Middle School
• March 18, 2025 :  State Finalist teams for each division from both FALL and SPRING preliminaries are notified by email by 6pm. 
• April 2026 - Northern CA State Final  The top scoring teams for the David Ricardo division and the Adam Smith division that are in northern CA will compete.  Please sign this fill if you will be attending in person state finals.  Good Faith Competition Contract
• April 2026 - Southern CA State Final  The top scoring teams for the David Ricardo division and the Adam Smith division that are in southern CA will compete. This competition is expected to be held at the Los Angeles branch location of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.  Please sign this fill if you will be attending in person state finals.  Good Faith Competition Contract
• CEE announces teams advancing to National Semi-Finals 
• National Semi-finals Each team who advances from state competition completes a online proctored exam to be held on April 20-24, 2026.
• CEE announces team advancing to finals May 2025
• May 28-29, 2025: National Finals Top teams from the National semifinals will compete in person finals hosted by the national Council for Economic Education in Atlanta, Georgia.