So why are any schools even teaching cursive — and should they bother? But, surprise: Experts say there may be benefits to practicing good, old-fashioned handwriting.

Teaching cursive would be required under Wisconsin bill The bill's sponsors, including former teacher Republican State Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt, said teaching cursive will stimulate different parts ...

Traditional handwriting is making a comeback in schools in one state after new legislation was just signed to require cursive instruction in first through sixth grade.

In the fall of 2014, a piece of news caused quite a stir in the education community. One of the societies most renowned for its quality educational environment, Finland, was going to eliminate the ...

A new state law ensures Indiana schools may teach cursive writing if local officials wish to do so.

We taught cursive for years without a problem (many still do). Goodness knows, when you look at contemporary learning standards, there’s a lot of fat that can be cut out, and teaching kids ...

Roxanne Thompson teaches educators the fine points on cursive writing instruction. Some teachers are back in class, learning to teach cursive writing. It’s been cut way back in our digital ...

And three more said they don’t teach cursive writing at all; however, D-70 in Pueblo said they’re discussing bringing it back. Before 2009, most kids were taught cursive writing in the third ...

The forgotten art of cursive writing — speedily putting words to paper in flowing connected letters — received a major blow almost a decade ago. Teaching the skill in grade school was dropped ...

Educators no longer have the excuse that cursive is too hard to learn and that they can't find teachers who can teach it.