Cursive handwriting, once a standard part of the three R's in elementary school, is no longer required to be taught in North Carolina. The death of cursive instruction is linked to the national common ...

When it comes to written communications, before the advent of smartphones, texting and computers, cursive was the way to go. Examples of cursive writing date back to the time of the Romans, but like ...

An Indiana Department of Education report due this Friday may add fuel to the debate for the return of compulsory cursive writing instruction at Hoosier public and charter elementary schools. Or, it ...

A new initiative by Rep. April Connors (R-Kennewick) seeks to tackle a decline in cursive handwriting education in public schools.

The bill requires cursive instruction for students in grades 2 through 5.

“I like how my pencil feels on the paper when I write it,” Evi said from her classroom at Mary Queen of Apostles in New Kensington. “It’s very loopy.” Evi and her classmates are learning the art of ...

State House lawmakers voted unanimously Thursday to require elementary school students to be taught cursive handwriting and to memorize multiplication tables. Rep. Pat Hurley, R-Randolph, is the ...