A Virginia after-school cursive club went viral. More than two dozen states require cursive in their curriculums. Is it an ...

Several states in recent years passed legislation mandating instruction in cursive handwriting.

A Florida bill that would require elementary school students to learn cursive writing is heading to the governor’s desk after ...

Old-fashioned penmanship is better for your brain—and it’s making a comeback in classrooms. Cursive handwriting is making a ...

A Minnesota senator is pushing a bill to require cursive handwriting in schools, citing cognitive benefits and historical connection.

California has enacted a law requiring schools to teach cursive writing. For years, learning cursive was considered an outdated and unnecessary skill, but the heavy reliance on technology has led to a ...

The Legislature passed the measure as part of a bigger education bill during the final days of the 2026 Regular Session. The ...

Erica Ingber has something of a dark past when it comes to handwriting: The future elementary school principal got a C-minus in cursive in the fourth grade. But she's ready to follow the curvy ups and ...

I can still feel the tips of my 10-year-old fingers striking the orange cover on the keyboard. It was in this 5th grade public-school class that – despite my frequent boos and bellyaching – I learned ...

Pennsylvania is joining about 25 other states — including Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware — in requiring cursive instruction.