For years, Missouri lawmakers have tried to make teaching cursive a requirement, but concerns regarding technology and additional testing continue to stall efforts to pass bills.

I preach to my kids to expand their horizons and do things outside of their comfort zones, yet I have been happy behind a computer keyboard tapping out my thoughts and telling others’ stories for ...

Reading cursive can now be added to the list of most-wanted skills – at least according to the U.S. National Archives and ...

The National Archives is looking for volunteers with the “superpower” of reading cursive to transcribe some 2 million pages of handwritten Revolutionary War-era documents. So far, more than 100,000 ...

Supporters feel it’s an essential skill for students’ cognitive development and personal expression, while opponents feel it’s an outdated practice ... cursive handwriting by the end of ...

While plenty of people still sign their name in cursive, being able to read or write it is a different story. If you’re one of the dwindling number who can decipher this type of writing ...

In 2010, the newly established Common Core State Standards program, which outlines skills and knowledge students should acquire between kindergarten and high school, did not include cursive in its ...

Raise your hand if you’re one of the remaining few who can still read cursive! It’s a dying art ... in the remaining minority of third-grade classrooms would teach. In an email to ...

Growing up in Saudi Arabia, I learned cursive with a fountain pen in the third grade as part of the standard ... before transferring it to a computer. Writing with a fountain pen demands mindfulness.

Get a read on this. The National Archives is seeking volunteers who can read cursive to help transcribe more than 300 million digitized objects in its catalog, saying the skill is a “superpower.” ...

Schoolchildren were once taught impeccable copperplate handwriting and penmanship ... most American students began learning to write in cursive in third grade, making it a rite of passage, said ...

a law mandating cursive instruction took effect in January 2024. “For some students, it’s a great alternative to printing, and it helps them be more accurate and more careful with the writing ...