“I was so excited to learn how to write in cursive in elementary school,” said Jayme Rost, a second-grade teacher at West Point Elementary in Greensburg.

Benefits of handwriting The increased interest in cursive handwriting likely stems from effort by policymakers to improve the literacy performance of K-12 students across the country.

As school-age children increasingly rely solely on digital devices for remote- and in-class learning, many K-12 school systems around the world are phasing out cursive handwriting and no longer ...

I applaud teacher Tracy Burns and the Gorham school district for bringing cursive writing into the curriculum (Jan. 6). Waldorf schools, since their founding almost 100 years ago, have taught ...

Cursive has been making a comeback in U.S. classrooms, with research showing its benefits for learning. But not everyone supports its instruction in an increasingly digital age with an already ...

This year, 21 states are requiring students to learn cursive handwriting once again. They see the academic benefits that it can have for students.

Should children be required to learn cursive? A New Jersey legislator says so. Assemblywoman Angela McKnight has introduced a bill that would require elementary schools to teach kids how to read an… ...

I believe teaching handwriting and focusing on properly forming letters in manuscript and cursive is very important for the youth of future generations to learn.

COLUMBUS, Ohio– Governor Kasich signed a bill Wednesday that would require students to learn how to write in cursive. Under Amended Substitute House Bill 58, the Ohio Department of Education ...

Benefits of handwriting The increased interest in cursive handwriting likely stems from effort by policymakers to improve the literacy performance of K-12 students across the country.