Cursive writing is still taught in some schools within the U.S., although, it's not nationally mandated or emphasized. In ...

Historically, cursive writing was a necessary skill. The ability to write quickly and legibly was essential for notetaking, personal correspondence, and even completing standardized forms.

Cursive writing is looping back into style in schools across the country after a generation of students who know only keyboarding, texting and printing out their words longhand.

When Jack Lew was nominated to be Treasury secretary in 2013, President Barack Obama joked that as a condition of the appointment, Lew would have to learn to sign his name more legibly. The secreta… ...

As Maria Konnikova outlines in this New York Times piece, some people suffer brain injuries that damage their ability to write and understand print—while their ability to comprehend cursive remains.