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Act 2 of 2026 requires cursive handwriting to be taught at Pennsylvania public and private schools. Pennsylvania will join 18 other states requiring cursive to be taught in school.

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 ...

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Pennsylvania - Students in Pennsylvania will be required to learn how to write in cursive after Governor Josh Shapiro signed a bill into law this week. Act 2 of 2026, also known as House Bill 17, was ...