Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I can’t read cursive yet.” Then he handed it to me to read. If you have a child ...

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 follow ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — Should Kentucky's kids learn how to write in cursive? Lawmakers are considering a bill that would require it. Senate Bill 167 would require cursive writing to be taught “as a ...

Recently enacted legislation now requires elementary schools to teach cursive at some point between first and sixth grades, which means that the diminishing skill will be revitalized for the next ...

Parents wanting their children to pick up the skill of cursive reading and writing over the summer can now do so through ...

In a letter to the editor Sunday, a writer recounted an experience with a high school junior who was unable to read cursive handwriting. The writer noted that a friend had to read notes sent in ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — I’ll be honest: my handwriting didn’t come from ruler-wielding teachers in elementary school. It came from watching and mimicking my mother’s clear and elegant script. Her cursive ...

A bill that requires all Oklahoma public and charter schools to teach cursive writing to students in third through fifth grades has been signed into law. The Oklahoma House of Representatives said Gov ...

Florida lawmakers are putting pen to paper with a new push to make sure every elementary student can actually read Grandma’s handwriting, reviving a cursive requirement that’s technically already on ...

As digital devices progressively replace pen and paper, taking notes by hand is becoming increasingly uncommon in schools and universities. Using a keyboard is recommended because it's often faster ...

A bill requiring cursive instruction and proficiency standards in Florida schools is awaiting the governor's signature. Advocates argue that learning cursive improves spelling, writing fluency, and ...