Is learning cursive writing essential for developing young minds, or is it an outdated skill being championed by nostalgic policymakers? The question sparked a lively and personal debate on a ...

'It's a link to our heritage and a tool for lifelong learning.' A House proposal to impose standards on elementary school students demonstrating mastery of cursive writing cleared its final ...

After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard, students in Patricia Durelli’s fourth-grade class pulled out their pencils to practice writing the letters in ...

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce recently updated its five-year-old guidance for school districts that want to teach handwriting and cursive. Some districts in Northeast Ohio are ...

And even some elementary school teachers confess they don’t know how to write in cursive. This might sound like the handwriting apocalypse doomsayers have warned of for generations. But it’s ...

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce recently updated its five-year-old guidance for school districts that want to teach handwriting and cursive. Some districts in Northeast Ohio are ...

David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and ...

This Sept. 16, 2009 photo shows a student practicing both printing and cursive handwriting skills. The legislature is considering a bill that would require public school students in grades three ...

Take a seat, kiddos. It’s time for a quick story: Once upon a time, cursive was a staple of American education. Then computers and smartphones stormed the kingdom — because who needs to write a letter ...