CCEE National Economics Challenge – California State Round
California Council on Economic Education's state portal for NEC, used to register California teams and run the state-level contest.
Participants compete (at the national level) for cash prizes, recognition, and bragging rights
opportunity for high school students (Grades 9-12) to demonstrate their economic knowledge
CCEE has been hosting the NEC in California since 2012
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