Starting in the 1970s, and under the recent implementation of the Common Core, a former pillar of elementary education has been largely forgotten. But there’s a feeling that learning cursive still has ...

ST. LOUIS — In 2010, more than 40 states adopted the same standards for English and math called the Common Core standards. Missouri and Illinois are among the states that have adopted the guidelines.

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school are once again at the center of a fierce debate: Is cursive writing a skill that’s still worth teaching, or an out-of-date ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. (NAPSI)Cursive is back in the spotlight. For the 2013 school year, learning ...

When Sen. Jean Leising first sought to add cursive writing to Indiana's required curriculum, she worried that kids who were no longer taught lessons in penmanship would eventually not be able to read ...