Do you remember the last time you wrote in cursive? Do you still know how to read it? If so, the National Archives is looking ...

Here's what our readers said about why they think cursive writing should still be taught in schools, as well as some tips on teaching kids how to write in cursive. Stay on top of other hot ...

Do you remember the last time you write in cursive? Do you still know how to read it? If so, the National Archives are ...

"I'm a history major," said Barnes. "One of the times it really got to me was when I was looking through an old arrest report ...

If you can read cursive, the National Archives would like a word. Or a few million. More than 200 years worth of U.S.

“For some students, it’s a great alternative to printing, and it helps them be more accurate and more careful with the writing ... to the ability to write cursive.” ...

“Reading cursive is a superpower ... The research into handwriting something versus typing it shows that it is still most beneficial to write with pen and paper. However, the greatest ...

Jan. 23, is the birthday of John Hancock — the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence — and in a nod to his place in history, it’s also National Handwriting Day. In 2010, a ...

Growing up in Saudi Arabia, I learned cursive with a fountain pen in the third grade as part of the standard curriculum. I ...

Still, handwriting continued to be considered ... In the past, most American students began learning to write in cursive in third grade, making it a rite of passage, said Jaime Cantrell, a ...

“Reading cursive is a superpower,” Suzanne Isaacs, a community manager with the National Archives Catalog in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON — Reading cursive writing is a skill that could be fading ... As fewer people retain the knowledge of how to read and write cursive, it can be harder to get help transcribing many ...