Cursive handwriting is making a big comeback. Here's why.

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

S.C. Lawmakers Reconsider Old-School Cursive Writing

Many schools dropped cursive writing as computer use spread, and South Carolina hasn't required it since 2008. A state Senate panel approved a requirement to bring it back but the cost is $27 million.

Minnesota bill aims to bring cursive back to schools

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

CPS educator’s short film sheds new light on the art of old-fashioned cursive writing

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USA Today

Is cursive's day in classroom done?

Common Core standards do not call for cursive instruction as mandatory part of curriculum At least 41 states do not require public schools to teach cursive reading or writing The standards promote ...