New Jersey and Pennsylvania are among the most recent states to require schools to teach kids old fashioned handwriting skills.

When states in 2010 introduced the Common Core State Standards, which didn’t include cursive writing, most schools abandoned the flowy form of writing altogether. But cursive has begun making a ...

In addition to learning to sign their name or read greeting cards from grandparents, children practicing cursive writing hone ...

It makes documents poetic. It strengthens hand-eye coordination. And, hundreds of years ago, “it was a mark of an educated person.” That’s how Sen. Ann Rest, DFL-New Hope, described cursive ...

A new bill in Minnesota aims to bring cursive handwriting back to elementary schools.

State Representative Dane Watro, one of the cosponsors of the Pennsylvania bill, argues that cursive “connects us to our history, strengthens learning and deepens our understanding of the world.” ...

What do the U.S. Constitution, birthday cards and your signature have in common? They’re (likely) all in cursive. However, becoming fluent in this form of penmanship, once the hallmark of a good ...

Well, it’s finally over. My stint as a seventh grade English Language Arts co-teacher has come to an end, but not without a Finale. For weeks the students have been learning, and complaining, about ...

Pennsylvania could become the 26th state to require schools to teach cursive to students. Cursive instruction waned after Common Core Standards were adopted by most states in 2010, but in recent years ...

We need cursive in classrooms to preserve civic literacy for future generations. | Opinion ...

A married couple in Gary is launching a new program to bring back the art of cursive writing. Terrell and Chelsea Whittington created Cursive Academy while reminiscing about old memories from school.

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a law returning cursive handwriting to Pennsylvania elementary schools. We asked what you thought. See the results of our poll.