NEW YORK (AP) — Cursive writing is looping back into style in schools across the country after a generation of students who know only keyboarding, texting and printing out their words longhand.

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school are once again at the center of a fierce debate: Is cursive writing a skill that’s still worth teaching, or an out-of-date ...

BLUEFIELD, W.V. — In these days of electronic communication, many worry kids aren’t learning how to sign their name properly. Some lawmakers in West Virginia want to see a return to basics, at least ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) will begin cursive handwriting instruction for students in grades 3-5 this upcoming fall. To align with Georgia’s K-12 English ...

State-mandated cursive writing lessons were among the casualties of the pandemic in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools last year, a new state report says. In 2013, the North Carolina General Assembly ...

The writing may be on the wall for something that used to be standard fare in our elementary schools. It turns out that the elegant script of cursive handwriting is barely being taught anymore. The ...

Among the staff at Topgolf, 11th-grader Augustine Fredericks has a rare and coveted skill. When a customer orders a celebratory dessert, the teenager is often summoned to pipe a fancy “happy birthday” ...

Update, Dec. 20: Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed House Bill 58 on Wednesday, which will create instructional materials on handwriting for Ohio schools. Previous reporting: COLUMBUS – Cursive is making a ...

EAST TEXAS (KLTV) - A boost in cursive writing could be coming to Texas schools in the next few years. That's what educators in one East Texas district say as they review suggestions for handwriting.

HARRISBURG — Lessons in cursive handwriting would be mandated in Pennsylvania public schools under a forthcoming legislative proposal planned in the state House. Rep. Joseph Adams, R-Wayne/Pike, ...