It was with great interest that I read “Write-off - Cursive handwriting no longer stressed at Eastern Iowa schools (April 26).” How sad. How many of us remember parents or grandparents who had ...

Primary Message Grant's book, Cursive Learning Adventure: A Fun Guide To Beautiful Handwriting, encourages individuals, especially young readers, to revive the art of cursive writing.

Currently, 21 states require some sort of cursive handwriting instruction, according to mycursive.com, a website that tracks cursive writing requirements nationwide.

In this photo illustration, Jayme Rost, a second-grade teacher at West Point Elementary in Hempfield, demonstrates how she teaches cursive writing in her classroom, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — It’s a skill that nearly disappeared during the pandemic. But inside one DeKalb County elementary school, students are proving cursive writing is far from forgotten. At Robert ...

At Greenbriar East Elementary, the cursive lesson is a hybrid of old and new. Students have pencils in hand, but their ...

Therefore, elementary school students in the district are not explicitly taught to write using cursive handwriting. However, students are still taught to print early in their education.

There's a big push to bring back cursive handwriting in Michigan. There are 21 states that have mandates for cursive to be taught in the classroom, but there is no requirement in Michigan.

In California, a new law will require all students there to learn cursive handwriting — a skill that had been mandatory for generations, but started to fall by the wayside in the digital age.

Educators and parents are observing a surge in US youths who don’t know how to read or write in cursive — which they blame on handwriting increasingly becoming obsolete in the digital age.

One Staunton teacher said most in the community don't think schools still teach cursive. That's not true, she said.

Schools would be required to teach students more cursive handwriting skills after the Assembly passed AB446. Bill now goes to California governor.