The skill fell out of favor in schools, but states including Iowa are bringing it back and could see benefits, writes Shawn ...

After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard, students in Patricia Durelli’s fourth-grade class pulled out their pencils to practice writing the letters in ...

As it stands, just 24 states require that cursive is taught in the classroom. But cursive handwriting is making a comeback of ...

As of 2025, there are 24 states that require cursive lessons, which is up from 14 states less than a decade ago. From ...

A Florida bill that would have required cursive handwriting in grades two through five won't be going to Gov. Ron DeSantis ...

Legislation that would require cursive handwriting instruction in Pennsylvania schools was unanimously approved by the House ...

which is a combination of print and cursive. But let’s back up a bit. I started learning to write in kindergarten, but that of course was in script, with separate letters. Me and my fellow ...

Mattoon Public Library offering a multi-generational opportunity to learn cursive and sign language alphabet in a four-week ...

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In cursive handwriting, the individual letters of a word are joined with connecting strokes, such as in a person’s signature. Cursive fell out of favor in U.S. schools over a decade ago.

University of Iowa provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I ...