Each of the 15 students in Mollie Sweeney’s third grade class raised their dominant hand. Sweeney, a teacher at Burrell’s Bon ...

Students currently learn cursive between third and fifth grade. If House Bill 127 becomes law, students will begin learning in second grade and will be tested in fifth.

California has enacted a law requiring schools to teach cursive writing. For years, learning cursive was considered an outdated and unnecessary skill, but the heavy reliance on technology has led to a ...

We need cursive in classrooms to preserve civic literacy for future generations. | Opinion ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed House Bill 17 on Wednesday, making cursive instruction mandatory in all Pennsylvania public schools.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fourth-grade student Mandela Jones practices writing in cursive at Longfellow Elementary School in Pasadena. (Christina House / ...

Pennsylvania just passed a law making teaching cursive writing to be done in schools. Cursive writing is important because signing a check or any other document the person needs to write their name.

Gov. Shapiro signs a law reintroducing cursive writing in classrooms. Supports say it might bring cognitive benefits to ...

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.

Before smartphone keyboards, before laptops, PCs and typewriters, before the printing press, there was cursive handwriting. But for many members of generations growing up with electronic devices, ...

Pennsylvania schools are required to teach cursive handwriting under a new law.

A new statewide survey shows that although most Hoosier kids attending private schools are continuing to learn cursive, far fewer Indiana public schools currently teach the writing style to younger ...