Even before the new law took effect on Jan. 1, cursive was a California learning goal in grades 3 and 4, but the state and school districts had not enforced its teaching or tested to see whether ...

The American Philosophical Society in Old City is using AI to transcribe thousands of Revolutionary-era documents.

Janet Weaver, Huntington Beach.. To the editor: I’m so sorry Arellano had a bad experience learning cursive as a child. But, that doesn’t correlate to eliminating curriculum shown to improve ...

A bill that would mandate cursive throughout the entire state is winding its way through Harrisburg, sponsored by Republican ...

Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I can’t read cursive yet.” Then he handed it to me to read. If you have ...

Last week, elementary school students returned to the classroom in Archdale, N.C., with a new subject on the mandatory agenda: cursive writing. It’s a debate that has been simmering among ...

Learning cursive is an easy way for a child to discover important tactics for learning as well as the emotional benefit of being able to master a task. THE BASICS. Why Education Is Important; ...

Learning to write in cursive may no longer be popular in American schools, but education experts stress that the craft can be beneficial to students in more ways than one.

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Cursive fell out of favor in U.S. schools over a decade ago. In 2010, most states adopted Common Core academic standards which omitted cursive handwriting from expected academic skills to be ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Shawn Datchuk, University of Iowa (THE CONVERSATION) Recently, my 8-year-old son ...