As the U.S. educational system developed, new types of cursive writing emerged. One, Spencerian script, was inspired by American landscapes and became a widespread—and uniquely American—school ...

(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – While some believe that cursive writing is essential for young scholars, others argue that it is an outdated skill that should be left in ...

BOISE, Idaho (KIVI) – Lawmakers in Idaho are moving a bill which aims to make sure all students in the state are proficient at cursive writing through to the state House. Senate Bill 1044 would ...

If signed, the bill would require public schools to teach cursive writing to students. The law says students would need to be proficient by fifth grade. The law would go into effect July 1 ...

Supporters argue cursive writing has cognitive and developmental benefits and is still relevant in a digital world. Similar legislation has been introduced in previous sessions but failed to ...

The federal organization tasked with archiving the country’s most precious records and documents is currently looking for volunteers who can read the cursive writing of over 200 years' worth of ...

State Rep. Michael Rivers, D-Beaufort, prefiled the bill last week. If passed, the law would require that school districts teach cursive writing starting in the second grade and continuing each grade ...

(For more on the brain benefits of setting our keyboards aside see "Why Writing by Hand Could Make You Smarter" by William Klemm.) The latest (2020) study on the importance of cursive handwriting ...

In the past 20 years, whether schools should teach cursive writing has been frequently debated: In the mid-2000s and 2010s, cursive writing was largely discontinued in favor of typing skills.

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 ...

ON WITH STUDENTS AT THEIR MAY 10TH CONCERT. KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS COULD SOON REQUIRE CURSIVE WRITING BE ADDED TO THE CURRICULUM IN SCHOOLS. ONCE AGAIN, THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED ...