Yahoo

Letters to the Editor: Learning cursive can be torture. Why force something so obsolete on kids?

To the editor: Gustavo Arellano's column on his traumatic experience learning cursive in the second grade brought back memories. More than 40 years ago, my son's fourth-grade teacher complained about ...
KSDK

As fewer kids learn to write in cursive, some states are pushing to mandate lessons

ST. LOUIS — In 2010, more than 40 states adopted the same standards for English and math called the Common Core standards. Missouri and Illinois are among the states that have adopted the guidelines.
Post and Courier

Letters: Cursive an important lesson for students to learn

In a letter to the editor Sunday, a writer recounted an experience with a high school junior who was unable to read cursive handwriting. The writer noted that a friend had to read notes sent in ...
WFAE

Pandemic Disrupted Required Cursive Writing Lessons In CMS, State Report Says

State-mandated cursive writing lessons were among the casualties of the pandemic in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools last year, a new state report says. In 2013, the North Carolina General Assembly ...
WSPA

One step closer: State lawmakers trying to change cursive lessons in schools

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) — There are squiggly lines that when strung together, without lifting your pencil off the paper, create letters and words. This style of writing is known as cursive writing.
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: If kids must learn cursive, old folks should learn to use smartphones

To the editor: As a 77-year-old who won my school’s penmanship competition in fourth grade, I’m pretty happy that California kids will be learning cursive handwriting. (“Learning cursive in school, ...

Meet the middle-schoolers keeping cursive alive, one swoop at a time

Script is finding new life in after-school clubs where students can learn to loop and swoosh their handwriting.
The Courier-Journal

Cursive comeback? Some Kentucky lawmakers want to see it returned to public schools

FRANKFORT — Cursive writing lessons could soon be making a reappearance in Kentucky schools. Common Core, the federal education initiative adopted in 2010, dropped cursive education, but the Kentucky ...
WRBL

Elementary students in Georgia to begin cursive writing lessons during 2025-2026 school year

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) will begin cursive handwriting instruction for students in grades 3-5 this upcoming fall. To align with Georgia’s K-12 English ...

Though mostly relegated to thank-yous to grandma, cursive writing not extinct, area schools still teach it

Under the gun to squeeze in more time for core subjects such as math and reading, many teachers incorporate cursive into ...
WFTV

Florida may bring cursive handwriting lessons back to the classroom

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida students could once again be learning cursive. A new bill filed in the Florida House could see students in grades two through five learning cursive handwriting once again. The ...