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

Students may be asked about specific words that appear in the passage in quotation marks, italics, or capital letters ... It is also important to learn words that describe a writer’s attitude ...

Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, "I can't read cursive yet." ...

Teachers often have trouble finding enough time in the school day to teach all the expected writing skills, let alone cursive handwriting. Avian influenza infections in the US have been rising ...