The bill would have students from 2nd to 5th grade learn how to write in cursive and then be tested on what they learned at ...

Handwriting requirements were cut from school curricula around the world. Now it’s looping back, riding on a wave of evidence.

A new state law will mandate cursive instruction for students in New Jersey elementary schools this fall. Princeton faculty ...

ST. LOUIS — In 2010, more than 40 states adopted the same standards for English and math called the Common Core standards. Missouri and Illinois are among the states that have adopted the guidelines.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fourth-grade student Mandela Jones practices writing in cursive at Longfellow Elementary School in Pasadena. (Christina House / ...

Who needs a pencil and paper when we can just type or generate whatever text we need to? Actually, New Jersey students will, ...

Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I can’t read cursive yet.” Then he handed it to me to read. If you have a child ...

Known as House Bill 17, the legislation requires cursive handwriting to be taught in all Pennsylvania schools.

Legislation that would bring cursive handwriting instruction back to Pennsylvania schools is one step away from becoming law with its approval by the state Senate, according to the bill’s sponsor, ...

Pennsylvania’s students will soon learn how to write in cursive once again, as a bill requiring such education is headed to ...

The lower chamber voted 111 to 0 in favor of the legislation ( HB 127 ). But as also was the case in 2025, the aspirational ...

Fifth graders would be required to pass a test showing they can read and write in cursive.