Cursive started falling out of favor in U.S. schools after 2010 when most states adopted Common Core academic standards.

Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, is going through committees. Under the proposal, students would have to pass an evaluation on proficiency in writing, reading and applying cursive by the end of fifth grade.

After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard, students in Patricia Durelli’s fourth-grade class pulled out their pencils to practice writing the letters in ...

BOISE (KIVI) – The Idaho Legislature has passed a bill that would require all Idaho students to be proficient at reading and writing in cursive by the end of 5th grade. The bill will now be sent ...

Rep. Joseph Underwood, R-Presque Isle, is sponsoring a bill that would require all elementary students to receive cursive instruction from third to fifth grade. The Education and Cultural Affairs ...

“The ability to sign their name in cursive is important for future job applications, writing ... was the fourth of eight children, and grew up in Carlsbad. Two of my older sisters taught me to read by ...

Supporters argue cursive writing has cognitive and developmental benefits and is still relevant in a digital world. Similar legislation has been introduced in previous sessions but failed to ...

The federal organization tasked with archiving the country’s most precious records and documents is currently looking for volunteers who can read the cursive writing of over 200 years' worth of ...

Since 2010, according to Yahoo News, many states have dropped cursive writing from their curricula as they shifted to Common Core State Standards for English. As a result, many Gen Z Americans ...

English, media and film studies teacher, AQA examiner and journal editor Discursive writing is a type of writing that explores a topic from various perspectives. It allows the writer to discuss ...