Florida's new cursive requirement makes handwriting mandatory for grades 3-5, with proficiency required before middle school.

Florida students will be required to demonstrate proficiency in cursive writing under a new state law taking effect this week ...

A group of students from five classrooms at an elementary school in Nelson, B.C., just competed in a North American ...

Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why. The flowing ...

The Common Core standards don’t require instruction in cursive writing but some states — including Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana and California — have mandated cursive in public schools. With typing ...

A new Florida state law taking effect this Wednesday requires public elementary school students to not only learn cursive ...

A new Florida law will require cursive writing to be taught between grades 3 to 5 starting the upcoming 2026-2027 school year ...

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Writing in cursive might be a lost art in the next few decades. While it was a school staple in elementary grades, it fell out of favor in the last few years. Currently, only 23 states require that ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. If pen retailers and state legislators are to be believed, cursive handwriting is ...

It’s a familiar refrain. Parents lament that technology is turning good, legible handwriting into a lost art form for their kids. In response, lawmakers in state after state – particularly in the ...