The Georgia Department of Education is bringing back cursive writing instruction to public elementary schools for the 2025-26 ...

The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) will begin cursive handwriting instruction for students in grades 3-5 this ...

To align with Georgia’s K-12 English Language Arts Standards, cursive writing will be introduced in the third grade and will continue to be practiced in the fourth and fifth grades.

Starting in the 2025-2025 school year, third, fourth and fifth grade students will be instructed to read and write cursive.