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

After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard, students in Patricia Durelli’s fourth-grade class pulled out their pencils to practice writing the letters in ...

Do you remember the good old days when our parents encouraged us to learn the English alphabet ... fairly certain you remember being taught cursive writing as a kid. Now, if you're someone ...

Cursive started falling out of favor in U.S. schools after 2010 when most states adopted Common Core academic standards.

But for many children growing up today, cursive can be akin to hieroglyphics, as the Modesto Bee reported. Common core standards prefer that students “use technology to produce and publish writing ...

As of 2025, there are 24 states that require cursive lessons, which is up from 14 states less than a decade ago. From California to Alabama, some states start as early as third grade, and others by ...

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 ...