News

Starting this school year, all Georgia students in grades 3-5 are expected to learn cursive, with the goal of reading and writing it by end of fifth grade. The state says cursive strengthens literacy, ...
Is cursive making a comeback in Georgia? Well, sort of, it's actually evolving. Here's what we found.
LOS ANGELES – Erica Ingber has something of a dark past when it comes to handwriting: The future elementary school principal got a C-minus in cursive in the fourth grade. But she’s ready to ...
As schools have drifted away from cursive writing instruction, one Gary couple is launching classes in the flowing writing style for students ages 7-17 in Northwest Indiana.
The National Archives needs help from people with a special set of skills–reading cursive. The archival bureau is seeking volunteer citizen archivists to help them classify and/or transcribe ...
Here's what to know about cursive in schools and the proposed bill. Why are legislators proposing the cursive bill and what does it do?
Teachers often have trouble finding enough time in the school day to teach all the expected writing skills, let alone cursive handwriting.
Current standards in both Missouri and Kansas recommend — but don’t require — that cursive be taught in elementary school. Educators in those states are largely choosing to spend their ...