A new bill proposed in the Idaho Senate aims to require all Idaho students to be proficient at reading and writing in cursive by the end of 5th grade.

In a bipartisan show of appreciation for the twists and curls of cursive writing, state Sen. Curtis Trent and state Reps.

With all the divisions in this country, it’s amazing that the ability to round out your letters has become controversial, writes Laurel Vermilyea Cortes.

For years, Missouri lawmakers have tried to make teaching cursive a requirement, but concerns regarding technology and additional testing continue to stall efforts to pass bills.

I preach to my kids to expand their horizons and do things outside of their comfort zones, yet I have been happy behind a computer keyboard tapping out my thoughts and telling others’ stories for ...

On Thursday, the State Assembly's Education Committee heard public comment on bills relating to curriculum, assessment programs and school board spending.

If you just handed me something in cursive and asked me to read it, I’d need a second.” Barnes is Dr. Gary Joiner’s research assistant at LSU Shreveport, and Joiner said that learning to ...

That led to a pushback and today at least 14 states require that cursive handwriting be taught, including California in 2023. But it doesn’t mean that they actually use it in real life. In the past, ...

But it doesn’t mean that they actually use it in real life. In the past, most American students began learning to write in cursive in third grade, making it a rite of passage, said Jaime ...

Cursive was once taught and even graded in schools. Come the 1980s and 1990s, when computer classes were popularized, students began learning it in a mostly perfunctory way. While it’s still ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – America’s premiere record-keeping department is looking for volunteers who are familiar with the dying art of cursive handwriting. The National Archives has around 300 ...

As a result, many young people can no longer read or write in cursive. But if you can—or are willing to learn—a wealth of historical documents await you in the U.S. National Archives. The federal ...