Lightning struck in New Jersey on Gov. Phil Murphy's final day in office. Progressives and conservatives alike jointly celebrated his signing S1783/A3865 into law, requiring that public schools teach ...

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 ...

Cursive writing is making a formal comeback in Pennsylvania classrooms. A new law signed this week requires public schools across the state to teach students how to write in cursive, reviving a skill ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro on Wednesday signed a bill that will require a cursive handwriting curriculum in all Pennsylvania public schools. “I’m definitely rusty, but I think my penmanship was okay!” Shapiro ...

Lakewood Ranch's Mark Eubanks, a sixth grader at Dan R. Nolan Middle, has memorized how to write his signature in cursive. He uses it a good amount now that he is in middle school. But his signature ...

Pennsylvania elementary schools will soon be required to add cursive writing to their curriculum as state officials respond to concerns that too many young people can’t read handwriting or add their ...

The Florida House unanimously approved a measure Wednesday that would require elementary school students to learn how to write in cursive. “On July 4, 2026, we will celebrate the 250th anniversary of ...

A proposal requiring testing for Florida students’ cursive writing ability passed its second House committee Thursday, the last stop before it goes before the full House. HB 127 would put in state law ...

Cursive writing is considered an element that helps academic success. Cursive may have fallen by the wayside, but Florida lawmakers want to bring it back — starting with a signature from Gov. Ron ...

As one of his final acts, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy paved the way for bringing cursive back Desiree Anello is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In one of his final acts, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new state law that mandates cursive instruction for grades three through five ...