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 in the Philadelphia School District, chances are they have not ...

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Legislation that would require cursive handwriting instruction in Pennsylvania schools was unanimously approved by the House Education Committee, according to the bill’s sponsor, state Rep.

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 ...

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A Florida bill that would have required cursive handwriting in grades two through five won't be going to Gov. Ron DeSantis for a signature after it failed to receive any consideration in the Senate.

Cursive handwriting could be poised to make a comeback in public schools, more than a decade after the practice faded from ...

The Senate stalled the standards this Session. A bill to integrate cursive writing into exams for elementary school students won’t be receiving a signature from Gov. Ron DeSantis after it failed ...