Beginning in September, New Jersey public schools must begin teaching cursive writing to students in grades three to five. A ...

“I like how my pencil feels on the paper when I write it,” Evi said from her classroom at Mary Queen of Apostles in New Kensington. “It’s very loopy.” Evi and her classmates are learning the art of ...

Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why. The flowing ...

More than a decade after it was phased out in most schools, elementary school students in California will begin learning cursive writing next year — thanks to a new law. Let's take a moment now for a ...

A new state law requires teaching cursive writing in elementary schools starting in September. Some educators aren't happy ...

Two Florida Republicans filed a bill that would require elementary school students to learn cursive. A Florida House ...

BALTIMORE -- 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 ...

No one has suggested eliminating the teaching of manuscript, or print, handwriting.Studies have shown that writing by hand in any form increases memory, helps students learn to pronounce words when ...

Elementary school students in New Jersey will start to learn cursive again after Governor Phil Murphy signed a new bill into ...

Starting next school year, New Jersey elementary students will once again learn cursive writing, a move inspired by research ...

Georgia elementary schools will require cursive writing instruction starting this fall. This change aligns with a national trend of reinstating cursive in school curricula. The new standards expect ...

Let's take a moment now for a little writing challenge. Take out a pen and paper and write your name in cursive. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: I can do it. I know Steve can do it, too. If you're... INSKEEP: ...