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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

leave it up to the individual school district to decide whether to require students to learn cursive. Information for this story was provided by the National Archives website, which has ...

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 ...