The skill fell out of favor in schools, but states including Iowa are bringing it back and could see benefits, writes .

After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard, students in Patricia Durelli’s fourth-grade class pulled out their pencils to practice writing the letters in ...

As of 2025, there are 24 states that require cursive lessons, which is up from 14 states less than a decade ago. From ...

Under the bill, students must be taught to form cursive letters, proper spacing and alignment, and must practice writing complete words and sentences in cursive,” said Overdorf on the House ...

We also want to know how learning cursive affects the development of reading and writing skills. Cursive instruction ...