WCMH Columbus on MSN

Fourth grader helps teach cursive to other students

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A local fourth grader is bringing back the art of cursive handwriting. When E’Lon Hamilton realized ...
WTAJ Altoona on MSN

Cursive returning to Pa. schools, students react

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — Cursive handwriting is on its way to making a big comeback in Pennsylvania after a new bill makes ...
Your Observer

Cursive writing requirements would change if proposed legislation passes

Students currently learn cursive between third and fifth grade. If House Bill 127 becomes law, students will begin learning ...
Opinion

Fussing over teaching cursive is foolish. Can NJ ever learn? | Opinion

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

I’m an NYC public school mom and I’m furious our kids can’t write in cursive — why we need to fix it now

A few months ago, I pulled out a kids’ book for my seven-year-old to read to me. She opened the first page, shook her head ...
Florida Politics

Cursive, foiled again? House passes penmanship bill, but future unclear in Senate

The lower chamber voted 111 to 0 in favor of the legislation ( HB 127 ). But as also was the case in 2025, the aspirational ...
Standard-Speaker

Rep. Watro’s cursive bill heads to governor

Legislation that would bring cursive handwriting instruction back to Pennsylvania schools is one step away from becoming law ...
Los Angeles Times

Don’t force kids to learn cursive. Mine is terrible, and I’m doing just fine

Nearly 40 years later, the admonishments of my second-grade teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary in Anaheim still ring in my ears. “Messy! Messy!” I was a precocious 8-year-old, placed in a ...