“I was so excited to learn how to write in cursive in elementary school,” said Jayme Rost, a second-grade teacher at West Point Elementary in Greensburg.

Benefits of handwriting The increased interest in cursive handwriting likely stems from effort by policymakers to improve the literacy performance of K-12 students across the country.

Teaching cursive is once again the law for kids in California — news that adults greet with celebration, nostalgia, scorn, indifference and head-scratching.

I applaud teacher Tracy Burns and the Gorham school district for bringing cursive writing into the curriculum (Jan. 6). Waldorf schools, since their founding almost 100 years ago, have taught ...

As school-age children increasingly rely solely on digital devices for remote- and in-class learning, many K-12 school systems around the world are phasing out cursive handwriting and no longer ...

But inside one DeKalb County elementary school, students are proving cursive writing is far from forgotten. At Robert Shaw Traditional Theme School, kids are learning the loops, swirls, and signatures ...

This year, 21 states are requiring students to learn cursive handwriting once again. They see the academic benefits that it can have for students.

I believe teaching handwriting and focusing on properly forming letters in manuscript and cursive is very important for the youth of future generations to learn.

COLUMBUS, Ohio– Governor Kasich signed a bill Wednesday that would require students to learn how to write in cursive. Under Amended Substitute House Bill 58, the Ohio Department of Education ...