COLUMBIA, S.C. — If you are over the age of thirty, chances are you were taught cursive writing in school And since 2008 handwriting has not been required learning in South Carolina classrooms.

PORTLAND (AP) -- Looking through 17 papers that University of Portland students recently wrote in class, Education Professor Richard S. Christen finds only two are in cursive handwriting. Everyone ...

"It's much more likely that keyboarding will help students succeed in careers and in school than it is that cursive will," said Morgan Polikoff, assistant professor of K-12 policy and leadership at ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — It’s a skill that nearly disappeared during the pandemic. But inside one DeKalb County elementary school, students are proving cursive writing is far from forgotten. At Robert ...

Florida lawmakers are putting pen to paper with a new push to make sure every elementary student can actually read Grandma’s handwriting, reviving a cursive requirement that’s technically already on ...

A recent study by scientists at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology concluded something I suspected to be true: cursive writing promotes learning more than typing on a keyboard. They ...

The West Virginia House of Delegates recently passed a bill requiring cursive writing to be taught in grades 3-5 in all schools throughout West Virginia. During a House of Delegates floor session, 87 ...

BALTIMORE -- What do the U.S. Constitution, birthday cards and your signature have in common? They’re (likely) all in cursive. However, becoming fluent in this form of penmanship, once the hallmark of ...

Cursive is back in fashion for a number of Baltimore County schools. Twenty-four Baltimore County elementary schools will kick off a new pilot cursive writing program beginning on Monday, Nov. 3, the ...

A bill mandating that cursive handwriting be taught in all public and private elementary schools across Pennsylvania was among six pieces of legislation Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law last ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- On Thursday, the State Assembly's Education Committee heard public comment on bills relating to curriculum, assessment programs and school board spending. Assembly Bill 4 would ...

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Cursive writing is making a return to Georgia classrooms this school year, thanks to updated English Language Arts standards from the Georgia Department of Education. Starting ...