I think cursive is an important skill, but should it be mandatory in today’s technological age? Another factor against it is the extra level of rigor for left-handed students.

More than a decade after it was phased out in most schools, elementary school students in California will begin learning cursive writing next year — thanks to a new law.

BROOKS: I would use cursive, like, if I'm sending a note to somebody special to me, like my grandmother or grandfather. RASCOE: And I bet they'd think it was special too.

To teach cursive handwriting, or not to teach it, is a topic that can divide, but recently updated educational guidance in Ohio comes down on the side of teaching cursive handwriting.