I type all day. I swipe and tap on my phone. I scribble notes to myself on paper. I’m happy with my mostly-digital life. But every now and then I’ll get a handwritten note—from an old lady, ...

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 ...

In this digital age, who needs to know how to read and write cursive? The State of Georgia says all third through fifth graders will learn again how to do just that. Channel 2’s Lori Wilson went out ...

What do the U.S. Constitution, birthday cards and your signature have in common? They’re (likely) all in cursive. However, ...

More than a decade after it was phased out in most schools, elementary school students in California will begin learning cursive writing next year — thanks to a new law. Let's take a moment now for a ...

Sen. Andy Zay, R-Huntington, one of the three who voted against the bill, said the internet safety provisions of the bill should be required but cursive should be an option for school districts to ...

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 ...

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Over the years, the country has seen cursive recede from public education. In 2016, only 14 states taught cursive writing in ...

While cursive has been relegated to nearly extinct tasks like writing thank-you cards and signing checks, rumors of its death may be exaggerated. The Common Core standards seemed to spell the end of ...

WASHINGTON — Reading cursive writing is a skill that could be fading away over time. But if you know how to read cursive, the National Archives could use your help. The U.S. National Archives and ...