A new bill proposed in the Idaho Senate aims to require all Idaho students to be proficient at reading and writing in cursive by the end of 5th grade. Cursive is already taught in Idaho schools.

“This bill would require handwriting instruction for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, to include instruction in cursive or joined italics in the appropriate grade levels.” AB446 took effect on Jan ...

On the Assembly floor, Republican lawmakers accused State Superintendent of Schools Jill Underly of “dumbing down” the ...

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Riski, who turned 100 last month, has not missed a single day of writing since her first diary entry on Jan. 1, 1936 ... she wrote then in grade school cursive. From farm chores and high ...

More Texas parents are finding out they have dyslexia after their children are diagnosed in school, as dyslexia diagnosis ...

Republican bill authors argue the changes to state report cards under DPI Secretary Jill Underly will help MPS evade accountability for low scores.

Despite a rare eye condition that gets worse over time, Allen is known as one of the hardest workers on the basketball team and is an inspiration to his teammates.

Wright came in third and won't move on to the April 1 spring election ... Underly has said the NAEP tests students about a grade level above their abilities, which makes students appear to ...

They revealed some of the cruelest, most disrespectful things their teachers ever did to them back in the day. Their experiences were so eye-opening that they inspired our BuzzFeed Community to share ...