Common Core educational standards no longer require students to learn cursive, but supporters of longhand writing refuse to let it die. Eleven states either require or encourage the teaching of ...

CHELSEA — It was “r” day in Rhonda Rush’s third-grade class. Rush led her class through the cursive letter. The pencil stroke travels up to kiss the top line, then down slightly and back up, forming a ...

Students' reading and writing suffer when they don't learn script. Why Students Need to Know Cursive Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, ...