New Jersey and Pennsylvania are among the most recent states to require schools to teach kids old fashioned handwriting skills.

The Legislature passed the measure as part of a bigger education bill during the final days of the 2026 Regular Session. The ...

Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation mandating cursive instruction in New Jersey schools. Was it really worth it?

Starting April 12, all public and private schools in Pennsylvania must reintroduce cursive handwriting into their curriculum.

Pennsylvania schools are required to teach cursive handwriting under a new law. Gov. Josh Shapiro announced on social media ...

A Minnesota senator is pushing a bill to require cursive handwriting in schools, citing cognitive benefits and historical ...

Pennsylvania has enshrined cursive into its school curriculum. Why it matters: Spending valuable class time teaching students ...

“Research has shown that cursive handwriting enhances a child’s brain development, including memorization, and improves fine motor skills,” said California lawmaker Sharon Quirk-Silva, lead sponsor of ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Oct. 13 mandating cursive writing instruction from the first through sixth grades Getty California students will have to go old-school when it comes to penmanship.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Cursive writing is a skill many of us learned growing up, but it's unfortunately not part of the mandatory curriculum in Michigan. As a result, many children are missing out on ...

The state's department of education opted to return this instruction amid its own rollback of other policies. Georgia will bring back the long-lost art of cursive writing to its public elementary ...

A bill requiring Florida elementary school students to learn cursive writing by the end of fifth grade is now headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis.