Cursive is back. But should students be learning the skill?

A Virginia after-school cursive club went viral. More than two dozen states require cursive in their curriculums. Is it an ...

Cursive handwriting is making a big comeback. Here's why

New Jersey and Pennsylvania are among the most recent states to require schools to teach kids old fashioned handwriting ...

Can learning cursive help kids read better? Some policymakers think it’s worth a try

Several states in recent years passed legislation mandating instruction in cursive handwriting.
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: If kids must learn cursive, old folks should learn to use smartphones

To the editor: As a 77-year-old who won my school’s penmanship competition in fourth grade, I’m pretty happy that California kids will be learning cursive handwriting. (“Learning cursive in school, ...
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Alexandria club teaches cursive. Should it be taught in DMV area schools?

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — At a middle school in Fairfax County, Virginia, students are learning how to loop their letters together and form words in cursive. 7News talked to a teacher and students ...
CBS News

Florida pushes mandatory cursive writing lessons so children can read the Constitution, grandparents' letters

The Florida House unanimously approved a measure Wednesday that would require elementary school students to learn how to write in cursive. "On July 4, 2026, we will celebrate the 250th anniversary of ...

Cursive comeback? Minnesota bill would require script handwriting lessons in schools

Among the staff at Topgolf, 11th-grader Augustine Fredericks has a rare and coveted skill. When a customer orders a ...