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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Cursive handwriting is returning to Pennsylvania schools thanks to a bill signed into law this week. Act 2 of 2026 (formerly House Bill 17) — agreed to in the state Senate last week ...

Two hundred and fifty years ago in Pennsylvania, the Declaration of Independence was written and signed in cursive. Now, schools across the commonwealth are mandated to teach that style of handwriting ...

Does longhand writing still have a place in early education? Emma Camp and Mary Julia Koch duke it out in Free Expression.

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Two hundred and fifty years ago in Pennsylvania, the Declaration of Independence was written and signed in cursive. Now, schools across the commonwealth are mandated to teach that style of handwriting ...

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Gov. Josh Shapiro signed six bills into law Wednesday. One, Act 2 of 2026, requires the incorporation of cursive handwriting into ongoing writing curricula at Pennsylvania public and private schools.

OAKLAND — PG&E’s profits and revenues rose during 2025, but at a reduced pace compared with prior years, in a sign that the utility’s vow to rein in bill increases has begun to materialize. The ...