The monthly Ed Ahead is compiled by the California Department of Education’s (CDE) Communications Division and contains a current schedule of upcoming events.
This information also may be viewed on the CDE Events Web page.
Designated Month
Arts Education Month in California/Youth Art Month
Music in Our Schools Month
National Middle Level Education Month
National Nutrition Month
National Social Work Month
National Women’s History Month
American Red Cross Month
Designated Week
Mar. 1–7 Save Your Vision Week (36 United States Code 138)
Mar. 2–6 National School Breakfast Week
Mar. 2–6 Newspapers in Education Week
Mar. 15–21 National Poison Prevention Week (36 USC 130)
Mar. 15–21 Child and Adult Care Food Program Week
Mar. 22–28 National Tsunami Awareness Week
Designated Days
Mar. 2 Read Across America Day
Mar. 3 National Anthem Day
Mar. 5 Black American Day (California Education Code §37221)
Mar. 7 Conservation, Bird, and Arbor Day (California EC §37221)
Mar. 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Mar. 30 Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day (California EC §37222)
Mar. 31 Cesar Chavez Day (California EC §37220.5)
Holidays
Mar. 31 Cesar Chavez Day (CDE offices closed)