"Today more and more I meet high school students who, though they can read, sometimes well and sometimes poorly, are ashamed whenever they are confronted with the need to sign a document." On the back ...

As the new school year begins, all those little hands in elementary school are once again at the center of a fierce debate: Is cursive writing a skill that’s still worth teaching, or an out-of-date ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS 11)--In the age of computers and texting, it seems like penmanship is a dying art. When Common Core was adopted by most U.S. states in 2010, many schools opted not to teach ...

Just like in third grade, a dozen high-school juniors and seniors slant their papers to the right, with one corner pointed toward their stomachs. They pick up their pens or pencils and follow along as ...