Public schools must teach students how to write cursive legibly and become fluent in reading it, under a bill signed by Gov.

Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why.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

On October 13, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill making cursive handwriting instruction mandatory in 1st through 6th grades. The legislation passed this year, but it could have just ...

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania -- Pennsylvania State Representative Joe Adams wants to make cursive part of every school curriculum in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Republican, who represents parts ...

A proposal requiring testing for Florida students’ cursive writing ability passed its second House committee Thursday, the last stop before it goes before the full House. HB 127 would put in state law ...

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 a good ...

In an age where screens dominate classrooms and workplaces, handwriting might seem like a relic of the past. But research shows that putting pen to paper plays a crucial role in literacy development. ...

“Teaching cursive is still important because the research shows a connection between the manual dexterity of writing by hand solidifying information in the brain,” said Joe LeGault, coordinator of ...