In 2010, cursive was omitted from the new national ... As Tamara Plakins Thornton demonstrates in her book Handwriting in America, it has always been affected by changing social and cultural ...

“There is research that connects the ability to read and fluency … to the ability to write cursive.” ...

In the past 20 years, whether schools should teach cursive writing has been frequently debated: In the mid-2000s and 2010s, cursive writing was largely discontinued in favor of typing skills.

If you answered “cursive,” write a flowing capital letter “A ... Students learned Spencerian script from their teachers, through “copy books” filled with examples, and through rote ...

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: (Laughter) I've signed a few books recently, yes.

at the same time learn to manage to write on a keyboard." While California is the latest to add cursive back into its educational standards, it is not alone. 17 states have laws on the books ...

Cursive writing is introduced in second grade about halfway through the school year and reinforced in higher grades. Rost uses a chapter book, “Muggie Maggie,” to introduce the skill.