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Cursive writing requirements would change if proposed legislation passes

Students currently learn cursive between third and fifth grade. If House Bill 127 becomes law, students will begin learning ...
Yahoo

Learning cursive in school, long scorned as obsolete, is now the law in California

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fourth-grade student Mandela Jones practices writing in cursive at Longfellow Elementary School in Pasadena. (Christina House / ...

Florida pushes mandatory cursive writing lessons so children can read the Constitution, grandparents' letters

The bill would have students from 2nd to 5th grade learn how to write in cursive and then be tested on what they learned at ...
WBAL-TV

Cursive Academy teaches children bygone handwriting techniques

A couple in Indiana developed a free writing academy to help young people learn how to write and read cursive handwriting.Twice a week, Terrell and Chelsea Wittington teach young students how to write ...
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.
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, ...
Savannah Morning News

Should students go back to learning cursive? Georgia schools say 'Yes'

Remember all the loops, curls, and swirls involved with learning how to write in cursive? Well, movies aren't the only thing that can be rebooted. Cursive has been made part of the ELA Standards' ...
WYFF

Cursive writing in SC schools: Here's what some lawmakers are proposing

GRAHAM. INDEED. WELL, TEACHERS MAY SOON BE TEACHING CURSIVE WRITING FOR FOUR YEARS IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WEEK, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EDUCATION COMMITTEE APPROVED A BIPARTISAN BILL THAT CHANGES ...

Bill requiring Pennsylvania schools to teach cursive heads to Governor’s desk

Pennsylvania’s students will soon learn how to write in cursive once again, as a bill requiring such education is headed to ...
WFMJ

New law requires Pennsylvania students to learn cursive

According to a release, Pennsylvania joins more than a dozen states that already require cursive handwriting to be taught in ...

Pennsylvania bill requiring schools to teach cursive signed into law

Gov. Shapiro signs a law reintroducing cursive writing in classrooms. Supports say it might bring cognitive benefits to ...
AOL

Learning cursive in school, long scorned as obsolete, is now the law in California

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 ...