Learning to read and write cursive was once a rite of passage for practically every American schoolchild. Until the early ...

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Third through fifth graders across Florida now are required to learn cursive and demonstrate proficiency by the end of fifth grade starting this August. Senate Bill 182 was filed in October 2025, ...

Florida public school students in grades 3 through 5 will be required to learn cursive writing — and prove they’ve mastered it — when a new state law takes effect July 1. Gov. DeSantis signed the ...

Chris Kobara stood in front of an electronic whiteboard in his New York City high school, practicing with a swoop of his pen the connection between the “a” and “r” in his name. He stepped back and ...

Years after it was omitted from the Common Core standards, some students are practicing cursive in clubs after school and in libraries. Some states are bringing it back to classrooms. Credit ...

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Sign up for the Jacksonville Today newsletter. Melody Eichbauer grew up learning cursive in grade school and scribbling exam answers until her ...

Missouri legislators are again pushing to make learning to write cursive mandatory for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Bigstock As I was taking notes for this column, I thought it ...

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Share this page on Twitter Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Email Share this page on Print Twelve-year-old Sandi Chandee wants to be a doctor when she grows up. But that's not why she ...

Twelve-year-old Sandi Chandee wants to be a doctor when she grows up. But that's not why she memorized one of the longest medical terms in the English language ...