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Two Colquitt County schools were among several recognized by the state Department of Education for their students' ...
Terrell Whittington high fives Lei’ Lani Person, 9, during ceremonies at the Cursive Academy Graduation at Woodland Child Development Center in Hammond, Indiana Wednesday June 25, 2025. Thirty ...
The department suggested adopting one of two cursive writing styles that best match their school’s foundation handwriting teachings. It encourages schools to teach the Zaner-Bloser or D ...
Cursive writing is still taught in some schools within the U.S., although, it's not nationally mandated or emphasized. In Louisiana, cursive is legally required to be taught in public schools.
Is penmanship going the way of the dodo? Educators and parents are observing a surge in US youths who don't know how to read or write in cursive. Some can't even sign their own name.
Less than 10 years ago, only 14 states required schools to teach cursive— but that number has been steadily increasing, with 24 now having some kind of requirement. This year, Kentucky became ...
If you’re not confident in your cursive deciphering skills, the National Archives has other tasks available, too—such as “tagging” documents that other volunteers have already transcribed.