Cursive may be easier to write than print — for many, at least — but it’s harder to read. And besides, because so many cursive letters differ significantly from their printed equivalents, ...

Shreveport’s David Dennis was architect of Freedom Summer of 1964; ... Pro-cursive laws are also in place in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, ...

Teaching cursive is once again the law for kids in California — news that adults greet with celebration, nostalgia, scorn, indifference and head-scratching.

The reasons used for cursive instruction and the variability of students receiving that instruction have a profound effect on what actually happens when it’s taught. Purpose and context matter.

In a bipartisan show of appreciation for the twists and curls of cursive writing, state Sen. Curtis Trent and state Reps. Renee Reuter, Peggy McGaugh, Stephanie Boykin and Marlene Terry all have ...

Students' reading and writing suffer when they don't learn script. Why Students Need to Know Cursive Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card ...

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 ...

In cursive handwriting, the individual letters of a word are joined with connecting strokes, such as in a person’s signature. Cursive fell out of favor in U.S. schools over a decade ago.

When younger students return to Georgia public schools this fall, they will learn an old-school skill: handwriting.

California is now mandating cursive instruction for public school students, but what's the point of pushing a pen in a digital world? Accessibility links. Skip to main content; ...

Cursive handwriting is again part of the California elementary school curriculum under a bill signed into law this month. Assembly Bill 446, sponsored by Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-La Palma), amends ...

S HREVEPORT, La. – LSU Shreveport graduate student Mik Barnes has a problem that many young college students in the United ...