Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why.

A bill is pending in the Michigan House to restore an optional cursive curriculum to schools. It should be mandatory.

Now, a total of 23 states require some form of cursive writing instruction while five more (Kentucky, Minnesota, New Jersey, Nevada and Wisconsin) have pending legislation on the topic.

The statewide shift means students across Georgia will now practice cursive as part of their regular coursework.

McKnight said cursive could be incorporated during writing or spelling lessons beginning in third grade. “You don’t have to have this as a stand-alone subject,” McKnight said.

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Anabelle Chao works on a cursive writing exercise after having finished remote learning for the day Oct. 1, 2020, at her home in North Miami Beach, Fla. (Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press files) ...

Cursive writing will return as a requirement in the classroom beginning this fall. Senate Bill 167, passed in 2024, ensures ...

Cursive writing was so yesterday in California, but in 2024 it’s back in class About half of students aren’t being taught cursive, but this year it will be required (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News ...

Updated Feb. 6: Senate Bill 287, which includes an amendment from Sen. Jean Leising, R-Oldenburg, to mandate cursive writing in Indiana public schools, passed the Senate Tuesday with a 46-3 vote.