Years after it was omitted from the Common Core standards, some students are practicing cursive in clubs after school and in ...

This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present. Sign up here. ChatGPT and food-delivery droids came to my campus at roughly the ...

Students in New Jersey will soon learn cursive again, thanks to a new state law signed by the governor. Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Monday that requires school districts to teach cursive in third ...

As time goes by, it seems like there is less and less of a need to write things down by hand. Letters are no longer necessary when you can easily text or email someone. Things you need to remember can ...

Avatar creator James Cameron has said he’ll hold a press conference and tell the world what he would have done with Avatar 4 and 5 if he doesn’t get the chance to make the movies. Or, the legendary ...

A new season means a chance to change things up. For some Atlanta Braves players, that will involve switching up the number on the back of their jerseys. In total, four players will currently have a ...

Writing using computers is a vital life skill. We are constantly texting, posting, blogging and emailing. This is a huge change for schools when it comes to teaching writing. For students, learning ...

Most of us have little trouble working out how many milliliters are in 2.4 liters of water (it's 2,400). But the same can't be said when we're asked how many minutes are in 2.4 hours (it's 144).

This jackpot is now the eighth-largest in the game's history and marks the longest streak without a winner. The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $843 million after no winner was drawn ...

The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $843 million after no winner was drawn on Tuesday, Nov. 4. This jackpot is now the eighth-largest in the game's history and marks the longest streak ...

AI is getting harder to spot. Back in early 2024, I wrote a previous version of this story. Many of the suggestions I included then for AI-proofing your writing assignments and prompts for students no ...