Georgia's new education standards require teaching cursive writing to students. The move aims to strengthen fine motor ...

The Georgia Department of Education is bringing back cursive writing instruction to public elementary schools for the 2025-26 ...

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 ...

Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students will be instructed to read and write cursive.

Historically, cursive writing was a necessary skill. The ability to write quickly and legibly was essential for notetaking, personal correspondence, and even completing standardized forms.

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 ...

Cursive letters are written on a chalkboard. 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.” ...

She looks forward to her daily cursive lesson, especially on the days when she gets to practice her favorite letters. “It kind of looks fancier than printing,” she said. “It’s cool.” ...

New and more defined cursive standards were recently added to the 2025-2026 school year for state standards. Is cursive making a comeback in Georgia? Well, sort of, it's actually evolving.

“The science behind it is that the kids are connecting the action of putting letters down, whether it’s cursive or anything,” said Brenner, who has a master’s degree in education and now ...

When younger students return to Georgia public schools this fall, they will learn an old-school skill: handwriting.