But cursive handwriting is making a comeback of sorts for K-8 students in the United States. Several states in recent years ...

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

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The swirling lines from Linden Bateman’s pen have been conscripted into a national fight to keep cursive writing in American classrooms. Cursive. Penmanship. Handwriting.

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 ...

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

We also want to know how learning cursive affects the development of reading and writing skills. In cursive handwriting, the individual letters of a word are joined with connecting strokes ...