The Lasting Impact of Cursive Writing. Beyond the classroom, cursive writing holds cultural and historical significance. Elizabeth Fraley puts a spotlight on historical documents, personal letters ...

Once a standard in elementary schools, cursive is no longer taught to all students. A Maine lawmaker would like to change that. After watching her teacher trace the downward and upward curves of a ...

Students' reading and writing suffer when they don't learn script. Why Students Need to Know Cursive Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card ...

But as many states adopted the Common Core State Standards, cursive disappeared for some states in 2010 and 2011. According to the National Education Association, dated in 2022, it appears that more ...

The Georgia Department of Education is bringing back cursive writing instruction to public elementary schools for the 2025-26 ...

A 77-year-old who won an award for penmanship offers a compromise: Old folks teach kids how to write in cursive, and kids teach old folks how to use smartphones.

Cursive is a part of this commitment of being able to access all kinds of reading, all kinds of writing, and a real commitment to primary research,” he said. For students who struggle ...

Senator Lindsey Tichenor is a sponsor for the bill that will bring back cursive writing in elementary schools.

In kids, studies show that tracing out ABCs, as opposed to typing them, leads to better and longer-lasting recognition and understanding of letters. Writing by hand also improves memory and recall ...