To understand why cursive writing seems to be a dying art, you have to go all the way back to…well, only 2007, actually. It ...

On the final day of his term, former Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a bill requiring public schools to teach cursive ...

(The Conversation) – Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I can’t read cursive yet.” Then he handed it to me to read.

Laura Miller, director of curriculum at Butler Area School District, said she’s seen how children nowadays can’t read cursive ...

I'm thrilled to see cursive handwriting in the news and in the classroom. Even better, the headlines agree with what I ...

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it ...

While cursive isn’t required in classrooms nationwide, for Jordan Montalvo, this is a skill essential for life. She’s making ...

Pennsylvania schools are preparing to reintroduce cursive into their curriculum. This change was advised to start ...

Cursive started falling out of favor in U.S. schools after 2010 when most states adopted Common Core academic standards. Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He ...

Unlike probably most people, I enjoy the act of writing by hand — but I’ve always disliked signing my name. Why is that? I think it’s because signatures are supposed to be in cursive, or else they don ...

While cursive has been relegated to nearly extinct tasks like writing thank-you cards and signing checks, rumors of its death may be exaggerated. The Common Core standards seemed to spell the end of ...