A new state law requires teaching cursive writing in elementary schools starting in September. Some educators aren't happy ...

In an age where screens dominate classrooms and workplaces, handwriting might seem like a relic of the past. But research shows that putting pen to paper plays a crucial role in literacy development. ...

Public schools must teach students how to write cursive legibly and become fluent in reading it, under a bill signed by Gov.

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, ...

E’lon Hamilton, a student at West Mound Elementary, founded the Cursive for Kids club to teach cursive writing to his peers, ...

A couple in Indiana developed a free writing academy to help young people learn how to write and read cursive handwriting.Twice a week, Terrell and Chelsea Wittington teach young students how to write ...

This basic life skill was phased out in 2010 with the introduction of the controversial Common Core curriculum — and our ...

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

I can still feel the tips of my 10-year-old fingers striking the orange cover on the keyboard. It was in this 5th grade public-school class that – despite my frequent boos and bellyaching – I learned ...

Nearly 40 years later, the admonishments of my second-grade teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary in Anaheim still ring in my ears. “Messy! Messy!” I was a precocious 8-year-old, placed in a ...

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