New Jersey and Pennsylvania are among the most recent states to require schools to teach kids old fashioned handwriting skills.

KENNEWICK, Wash. - Third-graders at Kennewick's Eastgate Elementary School already had practiced their "v's" when their teacher sat at her projector and pulled out a worksheet showing the gentle loops ...

Dispelling all confusion regarding cursive writing in schools, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, in a letter, has said that it has issued no instructions making ...

Cursive handwriting instruction is getting a nod of support from the Kansas Board of Education.During Wednesday's meeting, the board unanimously adopted a statement encouraging educators to ensure ...

Concerns over students not knowing how to form signatures has prompted one local group to question whether the state’s cursive requirement is worth the paper it’s written on. Julie Anderson, ...

BALTIMORE -- 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 ...

The Legislature passed the measure as part of a bigger education bill during the final days of the 2026 Regular Session. The ...

Georgia's updated English Language Arts standards will require cursive writing instruction for students in grades 3 through 5. Third graders will begin learning how to read and write in cursive ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Cursive writing may be something of a lost art, but the South Bend Community School Corporation Board has unanimously passed a measure to return cursive writing to the ...