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BySophiaBollag TheAssociatedPress WOODLAND More than eight in 10 public high school students in the class of 2016 graduated on time, California's top education official announced Tuesday, cit- ing higher education funding as a major cause. Just over 83 percent of the stu- dents finished in four years, up about 1 percentage point from the prior year to reach a new high, Superintendent of Public Instruc- tion Tom Torlakson said. He attributed the improve- ments in large part to more fund- ing for California public schools that has reduced class sizes and expanded arts and science edu- cation. Graduation rates have risen for seven consecutive years, with the biggest increases seen among Af- rican-American and Latino stu- dents as well as English learners, according to data from the Cali- fornia Department of Education. However, graduation rates for those groups still lag behind the numbers for white and Asian stu- dents. In 2016, 80 percent of Hispanic or Latino students and less than 73 percent of African-American students graduated on time, com- pared to 93 percent of Asian stu- dents and 88 percent of white stu- dents. About 72 percent of English EDUCATION Officialsaysgraduationrateroseto83percent RICHPEDRONCELLI—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE The California superintendent of public instruction, Tom Torlakson, proposes to broaden the curriculum of history and social science classes during a meeting in Sacramento. By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF The 96th Annual Red Bluff Round-Up Rodeo is scheduled for April 21-23 at the Tehama District Fairground and the whole city is getting in the western spirit. The annual rodeo and activ- ities attract thousands of vis- itors to Red Bluff, according to a proclamation given to the Round-Up Tuesday during a City Council meeting. Mayor Gary Jones, on behalf of the council, proclaimed April 15-23 as Dress Western Week and urged resi- dents and visitors alike to dress the part. John Trede, Round-Up Asso- ciation president, accepted the proclamation and thanked the community for all its support. This year there are more than 500 contestants registered. Saturday is military day, which Trede said will be "pretty awesome and inspirational." During each rodeo performance there will be a trio of Marine Corps F-18 jets flying overhead. The 11-days of Round-Up fes- tivities, put on by the Red Bluff- Tehama County Chamber of Commerce and other groups, be- gin Thursday with Cowboy Cof- fee 7:45-9 a.m. at the Red Bluff Round-Up Museum, 670 Ante- lope Blvd. Music by local fiddlers will be featured and the winner of this year's Round-Up Business RODEO ROUND-UP FESTIVITIES BEGIN DN FILE PHOTO A previous Red Bluff Round-Up Parade. The Associated Press CARSONCITY,NEV. Nevadatrans- portation officials have approved $36.2 million to build a bike and walking trail at Lake Tahoe along a busy stretch of highway con- necting Incline Village to Sand Harbor State Park. Project manager Nick John- son told the state transportation board on Monday the 3-mile- long shared use path will im- prove safety along State Route 28 where a number of accidents occur each year. A pedestrian tunnel will pass beneath the highway near Hidden Beach just north of the popular LAKE TAHOE Ne va da transportation bo ar d ap pr ov es $36M trail Staff report @redbluffnews on Twitter RANCHO TEHAMA A door was forced open and mail stolen early Monday morning from the Ran- cho Tehama Reserve Post Office, 17605 Park Terrace Road. The incident was reported by Bay Alarm Company, which re- ported an office door alarm had gone off at 4:35 a.m. Monday. Deputies responded and dis- covered the main office door had been forced open and mail had been taken from a table within the office, according to a Tehama County Sheriff's Department press release issued Tuesday morning. Deputies saw two plastic bins that say "Post Office" on them in the middle of the road upon ar- rival and found the back door, where mail delivery is brought, had been pried open, said Sher- iff's Public Information Officer Lt. Yvette Borden. It is unknown yet the exact number of people who had mail stolen, however, it was more than one person, Borden said. There were no suspects identi- fied as of Tuesday. Investigators are actively work- ing on the incident and anyone with any information about the case is encouraged to call the sher- iff's department at 529-7920. BURGLARY Mail taken from Rancho Tehama Post Office By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Those wanting to know more about the sport of ro- deo had the chance to ask pro- fessionals Saturday at Red Bluff's eighth annual Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association rodeo camp. The event is put on by the PRCA who furnishes instructors and equipment in a partnership with the Red Bluff Round-Up Associa- tion who provides lunch, volun- teers to help out and assists in securing facilities for the event, said Round-Up Director Jolene Kemen. There were more regis- tered than the 36 attendees who showed up, however, the weather and change of venue may have ac- counted for some not showing up for the free event, she said. "Some of the kids are brand new and some have some experi- ence," Kemen said. "It's a chance for the kids to interact with pro- fessionals. A chance for kids to hone their skills, decide if they're interested and learn some new techniques." Live animals aren't used while youth practice learning tech- niques and how to use equipment for the sport of bare back riding, saddle bronc riding, bull riding and steer wrestling so it is a safe RED BLUFF YouthlearnfromPRCACamp Red Bluff native and professional bareback rider Zack Brown talks with attendees at the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association camp. JULIE ZEEB – DAILY NEWS Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Obituaries.......A5 Sports.............. B1 Daily Break......B2 Lifestyles........A6 INDEX Have a great day, Brian Inns GOOD MORNING D DowJones 20,651.30 (-6.72) D S&P 500 2353.78 (-3.38) D Nasdaq 5866.77 (-14.16) BUSINESS Press secretary Spicer apolo- gizes for Holocaust comment about Assad's use of chemical weapons. PAGE B6 WHITE HOUSE Spicerapologizesfor 'insensitive' comment Secretary of State Tillerson gambles that Trump, armed with military power gives the U.S. leverage over Syria. 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