Cursive writing is still taught in some schools within the U.S., although, it's not nationally mandated or emphasized. In ...

Teaching of cursive writing returns after falling to the wayside amid revised learning standards and emphasis on keyboarding. Backers say it promotes learning.

Students' reading and writing suffer when they don't learn script. Why Students Need to Know Cursive Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card ...

Cursive Writing Now Required to Be Taught in California Schools Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Oct. 13 mandating cursive writing instruction from the first through sixth grades ...

I hope that the time once devoted to teaching cursive can now be diverted to teaching students about the content of their writing rather than its physical form.

Researchers are learning that handwriting engages the brain in ways typing can't match, raising questions about the costs of ditching this age-old practice, especially for kids.

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Senate Bill 167 requires cursive writing be taught in all elementary schools beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. Senator Lindsey Tichenor was a sponsor of the bill. She ...

Tyara Brooks helps guide fourth-grade student Aaliyah Miranda-Garcia, left, and Sophia Ortega during a lesson on cursive writing. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times) ...

Winners of national penmanship contest crowned as handwriting is ‘having a moment' A growing number of states are requiring cursive instruction in schools. Recent research supports the benefits ...

Original story: Indiana Senator Jean Leising started a fight to put cursive writing back in schools nearly 13 years ago and despite repeated disappointment she's refused to give up.

The Idaho Legislature has passed a bill that would require all Idaho students to be proficient at reading and writing in cursive by the end of 5th grade.