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From reading basics to cursive writing, Louisiana is making changes that could impact students across the state.

Twelve-year-old Sandi Chandee wants to be a doctor when she grows up. But that's not why she memorized one of the longest medical terms in the English language ...

Because you are reading this in typeface (or maybe even listening to this in an audio format), cursive probably isn’t even on your radar. Who writes in cursive anymore? Maybe to sign checks or ...

For 30 minutes each day, Mikayla Blalock’s fourth grade students at Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary School in Monroe County focus on what some consider a lost art in the digital age: cursive writing.

I'm thrilled to see cursive handwriting in the news and in the classroom. Even better, the headlines agree with what I believe to be true, albeit with a few kinks.

Peter Maxwell is your community reporter for Warren, Center Line, Fraser, Roseville, Eastpointe, St. Clair Shores, and the Grosse Pointes. Connect with him at Peter ...

Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I can’t read cursive yet.” Then he handed it to me to read. If you have a child ...

Shawn Datchuk is an associate professor of special education at the University of Iowa. This essay from The Conversation is republished under a Creative Commons license. Recently, my 8-year-old son ...