Hoodline

Columbus's Young Innovator: E’lon Hamilton Revives Cursive Writing at West Mound Elementary

E’lon Hamilton, a student at West Mound Elementary, founded the Cursive for Kids club to teach cursive writing to his peers, ...
fox17online

The push to revive cursive writing in West Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Cursive writing is a skill many of us learned growing up, but it's unfortunately not part of the mandatory curriculum in Michigan. As a result, many children are missing out on ...

I’m an NYC public school mom and I’m furious our kids can’t write in cursive — why we need to fix it now

A few months ago, I pulled out a kids’ book for my seven-year-old to read to me. She opened the first page, shook her head ...
Los Angeles Times

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

Nearly 40 years later, the admonishments of my second-grade teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary in Anaheim still ring in my ears. “Messy! Messy!” I was a precocious 8-year-old, placed in a ...
journalgazette

Cursive writing has benefits, but should it be required?

An Indiana Department of Education report due this Friday may add fuel to the debate for the return of compulsory cursive writing instruction at Hoosier public and charter elementary schools. Or, it ...
NPR

California mandates cursive handwriting instruction in elementary schools

More than a decade after it was phased out in most schools, elementary school students in California will begin learning cursive writing next year — thanks to a new law. Let's take a moment now for a ...
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 ...

Cursive Writing Is Becoming Mandatory in New Jersey Public Schools. Here’s When the New Law Goes into Effect

As one of his final acts, Gov. Phil Murphy paved the way for bringing cursive back ...
WYFF

Cursive writing in SC schools: Here's what some lawmakers are proposing

GRAHAM. INDEED. WELL, TEACHERS MAY SOON BE TEACHING CURSIVE WRITING FOR FOUR YEARS IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WEEK, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EDUCATION COMMITTEE APPROVED A BIPARTISAN BILL THAT CHANGES ...

Cursive handwriting is back from the dead. N.J. schools now must teach it in grades 3-5.

Break out the No. 2 pencils, kids. Cursive handwriting, long mourned as a lost art, is coming back to New Jersey schools thanks to one of Gov. Phil Murphy’s final acts. A new state law signed Monday ...
South Florida Reporter

Cursive Writing Bill Swoops To House Floor

Trabulsy's bank teller told her that several bank customers simply sign an “X” instead of writing their unique signature.
Treasure Coast Newspapers

Treasure Coast lawmakers push to make cursive reading and writing mandatory in schools

New bills in Florida would mandate cursive instruction for students in second through fifth grade. Proponents argue cursive is important for reading historical documents and developing a personal ...