What happened? It is called the Common Core. We now know handwriting is a way to learn about a person. It is crucial.

not perfecting swoopy letters. It’s the handwriting equivalent of churning your own butter — charming, but unnecessary. Let’s save the wrist cramps and let cursive rest in peace, next to the ...

Under the bill, students must be taught how to form cursive letters, proper spacing and alignment, and must practice writing complete words and sentences in cursive," Overdorf added. Rep. Jenna ...

If HB 921 passes, students would have to be able to write uppercase and lowercase letters in cursive, write legible words and sentences, and read and apply cursive to essays and other assignments.

Toby Overdorf’s HB 921 would mandate instruction in cursive from second through fifth grades. Students would take a written exam showing their skills in writing uppercase and lowercase letters ...

Is learning cursive writing essential for developing young minds, or is it an outdated skill being championed by nostalgic policymakers?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 ...

Guest: Linda Gordon is Professor Emerita of History at New York University. She is the winner of two Bancroft Prizes for best book in American history, most lately she is the author of Seven Social ...

A progressive himself, Robert Redford understood that impact happens when you speak truth in hard places — not when you run from them.

The cursive (or "running hand") style joins the letters of a word together as when we write today. In addition, the ancients had two other styles of writing: the lapidary (from the Latin word ...

Doubling down on honing children’s handwriting might feel the move of a ‘modern day luddite’, but the complex interplay of ...

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