Cursive handwriting is back from the dead. N.J. schools now must teach it in grades 3-5.

Public schools must teach students how to write cursive legibly and become fluent in reading it, under a bill signed by Gov.
New York Daily News

States fight to keep cursive handwriting in the classroom

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. In ...
Post Independent Citizen Telegram

Is cursive handwriting a dying art in the Grand Valley?

According to School District 51 Public Information Officer Christy McGee, handwriting (printing and some cursive) is still part of student curriculum across the state. However, it’s not ...
Mercury News

Opinion: Handwriting isn’t a useless drill, it’s an educational tool and a skill for life

With the introduction of the Common Core Education Standards, elementary age students are no longer required to learn cursive handwriting. In response, California is among the states leading the ...
WSPA

Cursive handwriting: Should it be mandatory in schools?

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) – A signature is something most people know how to do, but is it something that future generations might not? Cursive writing is getting less attention in schools but one ...