For centuries, “reading and writing and ‘rithmetic” have provided indelible ink of academic success. Yet without much fanfare, cursive writing, long an educational cornerstone, is slipping ...

For weeks the students have been learning, and complaining, about cursive writing. Like Latin, it’s a dead language — er, lost art — and I was determined to resurrect it.

After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard, students in Patricia Durelli’s fourth-grade class pulled out their pencils to practice writing the letters ...

Although cursive is not required in Arizona%2C many schools still teach it. Some say writing in cursive helps develop the brain. An Arizona State University professor disputes the notion that ...

The 2010 Common Core standards began omitting cursive instruction, meaning that many members of Gen Z have never been taught how to read or write cursive, The Atlantic reported.

Cursive writing is still taught in some schools within the U.S., although, it's not nationally mandated or emphasized. In Louisiana, cursive is legally required to be taught in public schools.

Schools can purchase Zaner-Bloser cursive writing instructional materials, and only some of the district’s schools opt to use that resource. For 32 years, the Columbus, Ohio-based company had ...

Common core standards prefer that students “use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.” But now, California is one of ...

Cursive writing is making a comeback. After being made optional in 2006, cursive will return this September as a mandatory part of the Ontario elementary school curriculum. Education Minister Stephen ...