A bill is pending in the Michigan House to restore an optional cursive curriculum to schools. It should be mandatory.

Should schools teach cursive handwriting? The question is a polarizing one in the K-12 education world. One of the most widely cited criticisms of the Common Core State Standards is that they don ...

After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard, students in Patricia Durelli’s fourth-grade class pulled out their pencils to practice writing the letters ...

For several afternoons this summer, she had them practice D'Nealian — a form of printing said to be a precursor to cursive. "I would love to see an emphasis on pretty handwriting again," she said.

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Freya said, to her, cursive is a form of art, and it shows. "I practice a lot of drawing, so my artistic abilities come through for handwriting and writing," said Freya.

The statewide shift means students across Georgia will now practice cursive as part of their regular coursework.

In California, a new law will require all students there to learn cursive handwriting — a skill that had been mandatory for generations, but started to fall by the wayside in the digital age.

Shelby Donohoe loves writing her cursive signature. “I practice that a lot,” Shelby, 9, said. She practices cursive writing in general, although most of her practice is at home instead of school.

His own research has shown that, despite the “gloom and doom” surrounding handwriting, more than 80 percent of first- and third-grade teachers say they teach manuscript and about 80 percent of ...