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 ...

A 77-year-old who won an award for penmanship offers a compromise: Old folks teach kids how to write in cursive, and kids teach old folks how to use smartphones.

Starting this school year, all Georgia students in grades 3-5 are expected to learn cursive, with the goal of reading and writing it by end of fifth grade. The state says cursive strengthens literacy, ...

Teachers often have trouble finding enough time in the school day to teach all the expected writing skills, let alone cursive handwriting.

Starting this year, students in third, fourth and fifth grades will learn how to read and write in cursive as part of their ...

Third-graders would focus on writing complete words, thoughts, and answers to questions, and fourth-graders would need to be able to complete their assignments outright in cursive.

Students in New Jersey may be required to learn how to read and write cursive by the end of the third grade. A new bill, which was introduced last month, would require school curriculum to include ...

Some studies have found cursive handwriting instruction can improve handwriting legibility, writing length and select reading skills.

Can learning cursive help kids read better? Some policymakers think it’s worth a try Story by Shawn Datchuk Associate Professor of Special Education, University of Iowa • 56m ...