In a bipartisan show of appreciation for the twists and curls of cursive writing, state Sen. Curtis Trent and state Reps.

3. Cursive writing is easier than printing, particularly for some people with different abilities. Being able to write without lifting pen from paper can feel smoother and faster. Some parents ...

My current long term classroom is in middle school. I became curious about how many students were able to sign their names or write in cursive. Turns out it’s mostly a lost art. Printing and typing?

The problem is, using and reading cursive is turning into a lost art. We spoke to Metro Detroiters to see how often they write in cursive, and put them to the test. "The last time I wrote in ...

"I'm a history major," said Barnes. "One of the times it really got to me was when I was looking through an old arrest report book. We were trying to find when Wyatt Walker and Harry Blake were ...

The ability to read cursive handwriting is helpful but not essential. “We create missions where we ask volunteers to help us transcribe or tag records in our catalog,” Isaacs said. To ...

With all the divisions in this country, it’s amazing that the ability to round out your letters has become controversial, ...

Unlike probably most people, I enjoy the act of writing by hand — but I’ve always disliked signing my name. Why is that? I think it’s because signatures are supposed to be in cursive ...

A new bill proposed in the Idaho Senate aims to require all Idaho students to be proficient at reading and writing in cursive ...

The National Archives is looking for volunteers with the “superpower” of reading cursive to transcribe some 2 million pages of handwritten Revolutionary War-era documents. So far, more than 100,000 ...

The rationale: in a computerized world, old-school handwriting is superfluous. In California, computer training quickly absorbed cursive study’s timeframe and funds. Still, protests against its ...