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

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 ...

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 ...

As of 2025, there are 24 states that require cursive lessons, which is up from 14 states less than a decade ago. From California to Alabama, some states start as early as third grade, and others by ...

For weeks the students have been learning, and complaining, about cursive writing. Like Latin, it’s a dead language — er, lost art — and I was determined to resurrect it. The students completed ...

there was cursive handwriting. But for many children growing up today, cursive can be akin to hieroglyphics, as the Modesto Bee reported. Common core standards prefer that students “use technology to ...

(The Conversation) — Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I can’t read cursive yet.” Then he handed it to ...

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

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