An Indiana Department of Education report due this Friday may add fuel to the debate for the return of compulsory cursive writing instruction at Hoosier public and charter elementary schools. Or, it ...
New Jersey public school students will once again learn cursive handwriting under a new law signed Monday by Gov. Phil Murphy ...
When Celia Batan sat down to write her graduate thesis, she started with one question: “What do we lose if we do not teach children how to connect letters instead of printing or typing?” On the ...
Governor Phil Murphy has signed legislation requiring the return of cursive handwriting instruction in New Jersey’s public ...
A bill that would make cursive instruction mandatory for New Jersey elementary school students is on Gov. Phil Murphy's desk.
Is learning cursive writing essential for developing young minds, or is it an outdated skill being championed by nostalgic policymakers? The question sparked a lively and personal debate on a recent ...
Sen. Jean Leising once again wants cursive writing to be a required curriculum in every public, charter and state-accredited private elementary school in Indiana. Such instruction hasn’t been required ...
Cursive writing, once considered a fundamental skill, has experienced a revival in schools across the country in recent years. Teachers and researchers have recognized the cognitive and educational ...
Is cursive becoming a lost art? The 2010 Common Core standards began omitting cursive instruction, meaning that many members of Gen Z have never been taught how to read or write cursive, The Atlantic ...
Script is finding new life in after-school clubs where students can learn to loop and swoosh their handwriting.
In response to a growing trend where public schools are dropping the teaching of cursive, I wrote a blog post defending the value of learning cursive. 1 The new Common Core standards, adopted by 45 ...