Back to School Cursive writing in American schools: Here's where this 'dying art' is still taught and why it matters There are 21 US states that currently have cursive in their curricula ...

Cursive instruction waned after Common Core Standards were adopted by most states in 2010, but in recent years, cursive ...

Cursive writing is still taught in some schools within the U.S., although, it's not nationally mandated or emphasized. In ...

A Kentucky law that passed in the spring of 2024 will require elementary schools to teach cursive writing, starting with the ...

A bill for it to be taught in schools heads to the state Senate after passing last week in the House by a 195-8 margin.

In 1850, cursive writing was first introduced widely in schools, developed “based on fluid movements observed in nature,” according to the National Museum of American History.

Legislation that requires cursive handwriting instruction in Pennsylvania schools was approved by the state House of ...

Writing in cursive is not a lost art yet. In Orlando, lovers of writing and journaling and drawing and calligraphy are gathering to celebrate all things pen and penmanship at the third annual ...

According to The Washington Post, although cursive writing was once a major part of the American public school system, "for many students, cursive is becoming as foreign as ancient Egyptian ...

The neat cursive writing of students is a point of pride at Woodland Consolidated School in Aroostook County. The school, with fewer than 200 students, is home to multiple winners of the Zaner ...

In 2016, 14 states required schools to teach cursive writing. By 2019, 20 states had enacted legislation requiring it, Now, there are 25 states with cursive instruction requirements. Hover over ...