Pennsylvania and New Jersey are among the latest states to require cursive handwriting to be taught in elementary schools.

Several years ago I bought a spelling book like I used when I was in the fourth grade. I still occassionally pick it up and ...

Heather Eriksson, a homeschool mother, says her family keeps cursive simple. “We just utilize worksheets, and the more you practice, the better you get at doing cursive,” she said. At the Eriksson ...

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — If you have an eye for understanding the loopy, flowing penmanship of cursive writing, archivists are seeking your help in transcribing handwritten historical documents to make ...

HARRISBURG — A bill mandating that cursive handwriting be taught in all public and private elementary schools across Pennsylvania is among six pieces of legislation Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law ...

Pennsylvania students are about to join counterparts in more than two dozen states who will be required to learn cursive writing as part of the mandatory curriculum. In today’s digital age, where more ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A bill that would require all Pennsylvania schools to teach cursive handwriting now heads to Governor Josh Shapiro's desk after it was passed by the Senate on Wednesday and the House ...

DEAR HELOISE: I just have to comment about the lack of needing to teach cursive writing in the letter as described by the retired educator from Montana. No wonder our country is in such sad shape with ...

DEAR HELOISE: I read with great interest the letter from Sharon, in Middletown, Ohio. I, too, mourn the loss of cursive writing and know many young people who are able to text on their phones with ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — I’ll be honest: my handwriting didn’t come from ruler-wielding teachers in elementary school. It came from watching and mimicking my mother’s clear and elegant script. Her cursive ...