Education Week

More States Require Schools to Teach Cursive Writing. Why?

On October 13, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill making cursive handwriting instruction mandatory in 1st through 6th grades. The legislation passed this year, but it could have just ...
Hazleton Standard Speaker

Cursive writing helps students do more than sign their names

SUGARLOAF TWP. — Students in second grade began a lesson on cursive writing without using paper or pencils. They stood up and started to recite: “down curve, under curve, over curve” while moving ...
The New York Times

What’s the Point of Teaching Cursive?

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Education Week

Cursive is Making a Comeback. It Won’t Be Without Challenges

Pennsylvania students will soon join a growing number of their peers nationwide practicing the looping, connected script of cursive writing—part of a broader national revival of the once-standard ...
Altoona Mirror

Many schools prepared as state requires teaching of cursive writing

Patience Gozaydin, 7, a second grade student at Frankstown Elementary practices cursive writing Thursday in Ann Franco’s class. Mirror photo by Cynthia Wise The flow of motion from putting pencil to ...