Georgia’s new English language arts standards will include an emphasis on handwriting, and particularly cursive. The previous ...

As schools have drifted away from cursive writing instruction, one Gary couple is launching classes in the flowing writing ...

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 ...

In 2010, in an effort to standardize the education curriculum across state lines, 41 states signed on to the Common Core State Standards Initiative.Cursive writing did not make the cut, and typing ...

Context. In the past 20 years, whether schools should teach cursive writing has been frequently debated: In the mid-2000s and 2010s, cursive writing was largely discontinued in favor of typing skills.

State Superintendent Richard Woods introduced the "John Hancock Award" to recognize schools excelling in cursive instruction. When younger students return to Georgia public schools this fall, they ...

The Georgia Department of Education is bringing back cursive writing instruction to public elementary schools for the 2025-26 ...

A member of the Maine Legislature has announced that he is sponsoring a bill that, if passed, will require schools to provide instruction in cursive writing to children in grades 3-5.

State Rep. Toby Overdorf emphasized the significance of cursive writing, describing it as “a master key to our past, a rocket boost for sharp lines, and a ticket to adult independence.” ...

So they’re working across party lines to change it. A bipartisan proposal to require cursive handwriting instruction in grades 3-5 in the state won approval from the state Assembly Education ...