Across the country, cursive writing had been substantially abandoned for more than a decade in favor of teaching elementary school students to type after they learned to print letters. This anti ...

News / Nation & World Cursive makes a comeback, by law, in public schools Free But critics say time would be better spent on keyboards By ELAINE POVICH, Stateline Published: November 23, 2023, 6:00am ...

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 ...

Historically, cursive writing was a necessary skill. The ability to write quickly and legibly was essential for notetaking, personal correspondence, and even completing standardized forms.

In the past 20 years, whether schools should teach cursive writing has been frequently debated: In the mid-2000s and 2010s, cursive writing was largely discontinued in favor of typing skills.

More than a decade after it was phased out in most schools, elementary school students in California will begin learning cursive writing next year — thanks to a new law.

Is cursive making a comeback in Georgia? Well, sort of, it's actually evolving. Here's what we found. New and more defined cursive standards were recently added to the 2025-2026 school year for ...

I think cursive is an important skill, but should it be mandatory in today’s technological age? Another factor against it is the extra level of rigor for left-handed students.

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.

Michigan’s most recent standards, that were adopted in 2010, don’t require cursive instruction. While cursive instruction isn’t mandated in Michigan’s public schools, it remains a ...