In an age where screens dominate classrooms and workplaces, handwriting might seem like a relic of the past. But research shows that putting pen to paper plays a crucial role in literacy development. ...

Like it or not, cursive writing is returning to countless classrooms. At least half of the nation’s states have adopted policies requiring cursive writing instruction in recent years. That reverses a ...

A group of students from five classrooms at an elementary school in Nelson, B.C., just competed in a North American handwriting contest, called Cursive is Cool, and took home 15 of the 42 awards.

Good handwriting is not an end in itself. Rather, it is a means to literacy that fundamentally transforms the human experience. Developing control over the shape of the 26 letters of the alphabet ...

Cursive is making a comeback. States and provinces across North America are re-introducing the continuous form of handwriting ...

Melody Eichbauer grew up learning cursive in grade school and scribbling exam answers until her hand cramped well into her college years. Eichbauer, a professor of medieval, legal and ecclesiastical ...

Cursive handwriting is thought of as a dying skill in the world of computers and keyboards. Some say it is not necessary to ...

The Times asked readers for samples of their cursive and to talk about their relationship with old-fashioned, longhand writing with its loops, curls and dips. A new law will require all California ...

Turns out the skill your teachers drilled into you never stopped mattering.

What do the U.S. Constitution, birthday cards and your signature have in common? They’re (likely) all in cursive. However, becoming fluent in this form of penmanship, once the hallmark of a good ...

Florida students will be required to demonstrate proficiency in cursive writing under a new state law taking effect this week, making the skill a requirement before advancing to middle school.

Florida's new cursive requirement makes handwriting mandatory for grades 3-5, with proficiency required before middle school.