Like many, I lost the ability to write fluid cursive, and my kids don’t care to learn it either. What does the loss of this ...

A variety of educators and politicians across the country are pushing back against the death of cursive, resurrecting the rite of passage. Here's why. Ask anyone who completed third grade in the 1980s ...

Is learning cursive writing essential for developing young minds, or is it an outdated skill being championed by nostalgic policymakers? The question sparked a lively and personal debate on a recent ...

Melody Eichbauer grew up learning cursive in grade school and scribbling exam answers until her hand cramped well into her college years. Eichbauer, a professor of medieval, legal and ecclesiastical ...

On a recent Tuesday night, I attended the parents’ open house at my daughters’ school, a Taft-era brick building in New Haven, Connecticut, which serves four hundred and fifty children, in grades ...

Starting July 1, a new educational law in Florida will require public school students to learn and demonstrate proficiency in ...

Should schools teach cursive handwriting? The question is an impressively polarizing one in the K-12 education world. One of the most widely cited criticisms of the Common Core State Standards is that ...

A recent study published in the Frontiers of Psychology suggests that cursive handwriting might be more effective in promoting learning than typing. The research, involving 36 students, examined brain ...

Turns out the skill your teachers drilled into you never stopped mattering.

Florida's new cursive requirement makes handwriting mandatory for grades 3-5, with proficiency required before middle school.

Spread the love“`html When you think about handwriting, you might picture a child diligently practicing their letters or a ...