When younger students return to Georgia public schools this fall, they will learn an old-school skill: handwriting.

Georgia schools are re-introducing cursive writing for the upcoming school year. Third, fourth and fifth grade students will learn cursive with a goal for them to be able to read and write in this style fluently.

Georgia will bring back the long-lost art of cursive writing to its public elementary schools. The Georgia Department of Education announced the news ahead of the 2025-2026 school year. Georgia elementary school students in grades third through fifth grade,