Act 2 of 2026 requires cursive handwriting to be taught at Pennsylvania public and private schools. Pennsylvania will join 18 ...
The lower chamber voted 111 to 0 in favor of the legislation ( HB 127 ). But as also was the case in 2025, the aspirational ...
Students currently learn cursive between third and fifth grade. If House Bill 127 becomes law, students will begin learning ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law this week a bipartisan measure that requires schools to teach K-12 students to write in ...
The flow of motion from putting pencil to paper and writing in cursive strengthens cognitive development and fosters fine motor skills, according to Travis Lee, Huntingdon Area School District’s ...
As followers of education controversies know by now, the Common Core academic standards, soon to be carried out by 45 states, don't require the teaching of cursive handwriting. The curricular gap has ...
Pennsylvania has officially approved a new law requiring cursive handwriting instruction in public schools. According to our CBS affiliate KDKA, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed House Bill 17 into law, ...