For weeks the students have been learning, and complaining, about cursive writing. Like Latin, it’s a dead language — er, lost art — and I was determined to resurrect it. The students completed ...

As it stands, just 24 states require that cursive is taught in the classroom. But cursive handwriting is making a comeback of ...

Cursive seems to be becoming a lost art amongst young people who spend far more time typing on their phones and computers ...

We also want to know how learning cursive affects the development of reading and writing skills. In cursive handwriting, the individual letters of a word are joined with connecting strokes ...

As of 2025, there are 24 states that require cursive lessons, which is up from 14 states less than a decade ago. From ...

FLORIDA - Florida legislators are considering new legislation that would make cursive writing instruction a required component of elementary education, ensuring students achieve proficiency by the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The swirling lines from Linden Bateman’s pen have been conscripted into a national fight to keep cursive writing in American classrooms. Cursive. Penmanship. Handwriting.

We also want to know how learning cursive affects the development of reading and writing skills. In cursive handwriting, the individual letters of a word are joined with connecting strokes ...

Handwriting is especially helpful since ... Some offer cursive instruction, while others don’t. Unlike math and English, cursive is not a learning standard in Ohio. Learning standards outline ...