While the production of my Lowdown commentaries is high-tech, I confess that I'm antiquated. I still write each piece in ...

Handwriting requirements were cut from school curricula around the world. Now it’s looping back, riding on a wave of evidence.

What this veteran educator, a religious sister, has learned from teaching — anchored in virtue, intellectual curiosity and ...

Readers respond to a guest essay about the methods and reliability of science. Also: Opioid addiction; judges and presidents; ...

New interactive online resource reveals handwriting is a required part of public education in most U.S. states. This is ...

Susie Milwit found her seventh grade journal while cleaning out her closet, but what she read left her "a little freaked out.

Students are taking new measures, such as dumbing down their work, spying on themselves and using AI “humanizer” programs, to ...

In an age where "thanks!" texts have replaced thoughtful correspondence, the dwindling number of people who still put pen to ...

New Jersey mandates cursive instruction in all districts by 2026–27. Gov. Murphy cites history & cognitive benefits. Click ...

We learn things best as children, and they stay with us for a lifetime. Multiplication tables. How to tie shoes. Tell time.

Older generations often look down on Gen Z, not understanding why so many traditions have been lost. But when you look closer ...

I just have to comment about the lack of needing to teach cursive writing in the letter as described by the retired educator from Montana. No wonder our country is in such sad shape with this kind of ...