A bill that would make cursive instruction mandatory for New Jersey elementary school students is on Gov. Phil Murphy's desk.

With the introduction of the Common Core Education Standards, elementary age students are no longer required to learn cursive handwriting. In response, California is among the states leading the ...

Two and a half years ago, I presented a carefully thought-out argument for not requiring schools to teach cursive, calling it the equivalent of teaching about slide rules. I expected praise for my ...

STORY: Cursive is making a comeback in California. In an era of computers and tablets, the skill has fallen out of fashion. But a new state law requires students to learn the old-school style of ...

More than a decade after it was phased out in most schools, elementary school students in California will begin learning cursive writing next year — thanks to a new law. Let's take a moment now for a ...

The use of pencils, pens, paper workbooks and textbooks — along with the teaching of cursive handwriting and a stipulation ...

According to School District 51 Public Information Officer Christy McGee, handwriting (printing and some cursive) is still part of student curriculum across the state. However, it’s not necessarily ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The swirling lines from Linden Bateman’s pen have been conscripted into a national fight to keep cursive writing in American classrooms. Cursive. Penmanship. Handwriting. In years ...

Georgia elementary schools will require cursive writing instruction starting this fall. This change aligns with a national trend of reinstating cursive in school curricula. The new standards expect ...

Handwriting matters -- but does cursive matter? The facts are surprising. For instance, it turns out that legible cursive writing averages no faster than printed handwriting of equal or greater ...

Many schools now limit handwriting instruction, noting children are better off preparing for the real world, where nimble texting thumbs and quick typing fingers create most written communication. But ...