Pennsylvania and New Jersey are among the latest states to require cursive handwriting to be taught in elementary schools.

The curlicue letters of cursive handwriting, once considered a mainstay of American elementary education, have been slowly disappearing from classrooms for years. Now, with most states adopting new ...

Sen. Ann Rest, DFL-New Hope, recently introduced a bill in the Minnesota Legislature that would mandate cursive learning. I don’t advocate for or against the bill, but I can vouch ...

Lightning struck in New Jersey on Gov. Phil Murphy's final day in office. Progressives and conservatives alike jointly celebrated his signing S1783/A3865 into law, requiring that public schools teach ...

SUGARLOAF TWP. — Students in second grade began a lesson on cursive writing without using paper or pencils. They stood up and started to recite: “down curve, under curve, over curve” while moving ...

Each of the 15 students in Mollie Sweeney’s third grade class raised their dominant hand. Sweeney, a teacher at Burrell’s Bon Air Elementary, then walked through the motions of how to write a ...

In today’s digital age, the art of handwriting remains an essential skill, one that bridges the gap between tradition and technology. With the advent of iPads, a new world of possibilities has opened ...

Lakewood Ranch's Mark Eubanks, a sixth grader at Dan R. Nolan Middle, has memorized how to write his signature in cursive. He uses it a good amount now that he is in middle school. But his signature ...

Below is a collection of what I think are some of the best cursive writing apps to use with young learners to help them learn the art of cursive writing. Using these applications, kids will get to ...

A proposal requiring testing for Florida students’ cursive writing ability passed its second House committee Thursday, the last stop before it goes before the full House. HB 127 would put in state law ...

Bring back the practice worksheets of yore, perfect that slant, and — please — loop those lowercase Ls and Gs. Just as phonics-based reading recently returned to favor after years of emphasizing whole ...

Personalized jewelry is a thoughtful gift that, if chosen well, is sure to be cherished for decades. But with gold prices at an all-time high (over $4,500 per ounce) and so many jewelry brands ...