With all the divisions in this country, it’s amazing that the ability to round out your letters has become controversial, writes Laurel Vermilyea Cortes.

However, Meinen-Doerksen disagrees with the idea that learning cursive is necessary as technology becomes a bigger part of children’s lives. “Most likely, elementary school children today will ...

But it doesn’t mean that they actually use it in real life. In the past, most American students began learning to write in cursive in third grade, making it a rite of passage, said Jaime ...

Revolutionary War pension records have a “no cursive required option,” where volunteers can help tag the ones that have already been transcribed so that it is easier to find them. Learning ...

This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. Growing up in Saudi Arabia, I learned cursive with a fountain pen in the third grade as part of the standard curriculum. I wasn’t good at ...

That led to a pushback and today at least 14 states require that cursive handwriting be taught, including California in 2023. But it doesn’t mean that they actually use it in real life. In the past, ...

As of 2024, 24 states — including Florida — require students to learn cursive, according to mycursive.com. Does Florida require students to learn cursive? Cursive is taught in Florida schools ...

According to Education Week, 24 states in total require cursive writing to be taught in schools for students K-12. That’s fewer than half of what was required 25 to 30 years ago. Meanwhile, some ...

We spoke with one board member who explained why he voted yes for cursive to be taught in school again. “Learning cursive writing in grade school helps with brain development, motor skills ...

But it doesn’t mean that they actually use it in real life. In the past, most American students began learning to write in cursive in third grade, making it a rite of passage, said Jaime ...