New Jersey mandates cursive instruction in all districts by 2026–27. Gov. Murphy cites history & cognitive benefits. Click ...

Public schools must teach students how to write cursive legibly and become fluent in reading it, under a bill signed by Gov.

New Jersey schools will now teach cursive writing to grades three through five, sparking debate over its relevance in a ...

As one of his final acts, Gov. Phil Murphy paved the way for bringing cursive back ...

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.

National Handwriting Day was this month. While it may seem like a silly holiday, it’s getting serious traction, even among lawmakers. While many classrooms are filled with computers, smart phones and ...

“Cursive writing is not about nostalgia – it’s about development,” a state lawmaker from North Jersey said.

NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) -- For centuries, cursive writing was a pillar of elementary education and a crucial tool for recording and preserving history. Now, cursive barely is being taught. At the Williams ...

Over a half century ago, in school, we began learning cursive handwriting. Above the blackboard on a cork background was stapled the letters of the alphabet in capital and lower case in cursive ...

Print is dead. New Jersey is flipping the script and ordering its public schools to bring back cursive writing starting next ...