The 25 states still requiring kids to learn cursive

To understand why cursive writing seems to be a dying art, you have to go all the way back to…well, only 2007, actually. It ...
Altoona Mirror

Ahead of the curve: Area school districts teach cursive writing

Patience Gozaydin, 7, a second grade student at Frankstown Elementary practices cursive writing Thursday in Ann Franco’s class. Mirror photo by Cynthia Wise The flow of motion from putting pencil to ...
Los Angeles Times

Learning cursive in school, long scorned as obsolete, is now the law in California

Erica Ingber has something of a dark past when it comes to handwriting: The future elementary school principal got a C-minus in cursive in the fourth grade. But she’s ready to follow the curvy ups and ...
Science Daily

Learning cursive in the first grade helps students, Quebec study finds

"Here, as in many countries, the general approach to teaching writing is based on tradition rather than on educational research that has proven benefits," says the professor. For generations, most ...