WBAL-TV

Cursive Academy teaches children bygone handwriting techniques

A couple in Indiana developed a free writing academy to help young people learn how to write and read cursive handwriting.Twice a week, Terrell and Chelsea Wittington teach young students how to write ...
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: If kids must learn cursive, old folks should learn to use smartphones

To the editor: As a 77-year-old who won my school’s penmanship competition in fourth grade, I’m pretty happy that California kids will be learning cursive handwriting. (“Learning cursive in school, ...
Los Angeles Times

Learning cursive in school, long scorned as obsolete, is now the law in California

Erica Ingber has something of a dark past when it comes to handwriting: The future elementary school principal got a C-minus in cursive in the fourth grade. But she’s ready to follow the curvy ups and ...
WKBW

Should students learn cursive? Educators & students weigh in

BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — Cursive writing - it has been at the center of heated debate at schools for decades, but after years of trying to erase this skill - the writing is on the wall. Cursive is making ...
KSDK

As fewer kids learn to write in cursive, some states are pushing to mandate lessons

ST. LOUIS — In 2010, more than 40 states adopted the same standards for English and math called the Common Core standards. Missouri and Illinois are among the states that have adopted the guidelines.
Education Week

More States Require Schools to Teach Cursive Writing. Why?

On October 13, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill making cursive handwriting instruction mandatory in 1st through 6th grades. The legislation passed this year, but it could have just ...
Yahoo

Column: Don't force kids to learn cursive. Mine is terrible, and I'm doing just fine

Tyara Brooks teaches her fourth-grade students how to write in cursive at Longfellow Elementary School in Pasadena. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) “Messy! Messy!” Nearly 40 years later, the ...
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Should students go back to learning cursive? Georgia schools say 'Yes'

Remember all the loops, curls, and swirls involved with learning how to write in cursive? Well, movies aren't the only thing that can be rebooted. Georgia Department of Education has revised its ...
WSB-TV

Do you remember how to write cursive? New state standards require 3rd to 5th graders to learn

ATLANTA — In this digital age, who needs to know how to read and write cursive? The State of Georgia says all third through fifth graders will learn again how to do just that. Channel 2’s Lori Wilson ...
Hazleton Standard Speaker

Do students still learn to write their names in cursive?

Why aren’t students being taught cursive writing? Karissa Lazar asked at a recent meeting of Hazleton Area School Board. “That’s a great question,” Superintendent Brian Uplinger replied. “It’s a lost ...
NJ.com

Do N.J. kids need to learn cursive? Yes, yes, yes, state lawmakers say.

Imagine a time when children can’t read historical documents. Young adults can barely conjure a driver’s license signature. And even some elementary school teachers confess they don’t know how to ...