Cursive writing is still taught in some schools within the U.S., although, it's not nationally mandated or emphasized. In ...

And besides, because so many cursive letters differ significantly from their printed equivalents, they entail a learning burden that would be better spent on other, more useful tasks.

If you answered “cursive,” write a flowing capital letter “A” by hand on your report card. ... As of 2023, 21 states require cursive writing to be taught in school, ...

Cursive writing is a style of handwriting characterized by connected letters that form a flowing script, with continuous strokes and looped letter formations. Cursive is used worldwide for various ...

Teila Rubagumya practices writing an uppercase letter C in class at St. Brigid School in Portland. Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald The simpler D’Nealian script was introduced in the 1970s.

Cursive handwriting has long been cherished as a hallmark of eloquence and sophistication. For generations, children were taught to flourish their letters in a continuous, ...

The Times asked readers for samples of their cursive and to talk about their relationship with old-fashioned, longhand writing with its loops, curls and dips. A new law will require all California ...

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 ...

The physical act of forming the letters helps cursive writers cement these spelling patterns in a way writing in print doesn’t.” Indeed, various studies have shown a positive association ...

State Superintendent Richard Woods introduced the "John Hancock Award" to recognize schools excelling in cursive instruction. When younger students return to Georgia public schools this fall, they ...