Many states are still teaching cursive to kids. California and New Hampshire became the most recent states in 2024 to pass legislation making cursive handwriting instruction mandatory.

By the numbers: In 2016, 14 states required schools to teach cursive writing. By 2019, 20 states had enacted legislation requiring it, Now, there are 25 states with cursive instruction requirements.

It's not a requirement and it's up to the school district's discretion. Those in favor of the bill said writing in cursive promotes a number of cognitive benefits, like enhancing motor skills, memory ...

An occupational therapist who uses cursive in her work with students says connecting letters helps students make other connections to learning.

FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WOWK) — A newly implemented piece of legislation is bringing back an old piece of curriculum in Kentucky. In the 2025-26 school year, cursive will go back to being a mandatory part ...

WASHINGTON — Reading cursive writing is a skill that could be fading away over time. But if you know how to read cursive, the National Archives could use your help. The U.S. National Archives ...

The state guidance packet also said that it’s encouraging school districts to establish a uniform cursive writing style or method to use in third to fifth grade, and that it should be ...

Pennsylvania educators may have to once again teach cursive. Why it matters: State House lawmakers made several pro-cursive arguments before passing a bill last week to mandate the curriculum in ...

Minnesota kids get national recognition for cursive skills WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. — As technology pushes us forward, putting pen to paper may seem like a thing of the past. But it's a passion ...

An old school skill is coming back to Georgia classrooms this year, as cursive writing becomes a required part of English Language Arts instruction for the first time in two decades.

If you can read cursive, the National Archives would like a word. Or a few million. More than 200 years worth of U.S. documents need transcribing (or at least classifying) and the vast majority from ...