Handwriting requirements were cut from school curricula around the world. Now it’s looping back, riding on a wave of evidence.

Who needs a pencil and paper when we can just type or generate whatever text we need to? Actually, New Jersey students will, ...

ST. LOUIS — In 2010, more than 40 states adopted the same standards for English and math called the Common Core standards. Missouri and Illinois are among the states that have adopted the guidelines.

This basic life skill was phased out in 2010 with the introduction of the controversial Common Core curriculum — and our ...

As one of his final acts, Gov. Phil Murphy paved the way for bringing cursive back ...

To the editor: As a 77-year-old who won my school’s penmanship competition in fourth grade, I’m pretty happy that California kids will be learning cursive handwriting. (“Learning cursive in school, ...

As the world rapidly moves away from the need to write information by hand, there are still many U.S. states still teaching cursive instruction to American children. California and New Hampshire ...

As followers of education controversies know by now, the Common Core academic standards, soon to be carried out by 45 states, don't require the teaching of cursive handwriting. The curricular gap has ...

ATLANTA — In this digital age, who needs to know how to read and write cursive? The State of Georgia says all third through fifth graders will learn again how to do just that. Channel 2’s Lori Wilson ...

An Indiana Department of Education report due this Friday may add fuel to the debate for the return of compulsory cursive writing instruction at Hoosier public and charter elementary schools. Or, it ...

Elementary school students in New Jersey will start to learn cursive again after Governor Phil Murphy signed a new bill into law. On Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, Gov. Murphy signed S1783/A3865. The bill ...

Beginning in September, New Jersey public schools must begin teaching cursive writing to students in grades three to five. A ...