Across the country, cursive writing had been substantially abandoned for more than a decade in favor of teaching elementary school students to type after they learned to print letters.

Superior brain connectivity is found to be associated with handwriting over typing, urging a re-evaluation of the prevalence of digital devices in educational settings. Handwriting but not ...

In this photo illustration, Jayme Rost, a second-grade teacher at West Point Elementary in Hempfield, demonstrates how she teaches cursive writing in her classroom, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023.

In the earliest examples, from elementary school, my print is angular, jagged; even the s’s and j’s turn sharp corners. ... Handwriting, as a language of its own, is dying out.

LOS ANGELES – Erica Ingber has something of a dark past when it comes to handwriting: The future elementary school principal got a C-minus in cursive in the fourth grade. But she’s ready to ...

Georgia’s new English language arts standards, which take effect in July, will include an emphasis on handwriting, and ...

The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) will begin cursive handwriting instruction for students in grades 3-5 this upcoming fall. To align with Georgia’s K-12 English Language Arts Standards, ...

A third-grade student practices cursive writing in a 2023 file photo. To teach cursive handwriting, or not to teach it, is a topic that can divide, but recently updated educational guidance in ...