A Washington state lawmaker wants to change the handwriting on the wall — by reviving cursive as required course work for grade-school kids. Despite the rise of technology — and accompanying need for ...

Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I can’t read cursive yet.” Then he handed it to me to read. If you have a child ...

Nearly 40 years later, the admonishments of my second-grade teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary in Anaheim still ring in my ears. “Messy! Messy!” I was a precocious 8-year-old, placed in a ...

Before smartphone keyboards, before laptops, PCs and typewriters, before the printing press, there was cursive handwriting. But for many members of generations growing up with electronic devices, ...

Is learning cursive writing essential for developing young minds, or is it an outdated skill being championed by nostalgic policymakers? The question sparked a lively and personal debate on a recent ...

Two and a half years ago, I presented a carefully thought-out argument for not requiring schools to teach cursive, calling it ...

These days, many school assignments are completed online and essays are typed before being turned in. But a new state law in Alabama requires that schools teach children how to write in cursive.

That's what I'm giving the state of Alabama for its new law requiring that cursive writing be taught in public schools. It's not a stellar idea, but it's not the worst thing to happen in our schools, ...

As many as 4%2C000 Arizona kids are expected to enter the Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest this month. The Arizona College and Career Ready Standards do not require that students learn ...

Few things strike apprehension into the heart of a child like seeing a long note from their teacher in bright red ink at the top of a worksheet. Usually such a note indicates a bad grade, but instead ...

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