After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard, students in Patricia Durelli’s fourth ...

After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard, students in Patricia Durelli’s fourth-grade class pulled out their pencils to practice writing the letters ...

As it stands, just 24 states require that cursive is taught in the classroom. But cursive handwriting is making a comeback of ...

The skill fell out of favor in schools, but states including Iowa are bringing it back and could see benefits, writes .

Research suggests it may be possible to improve overall writing and reading through handwriting instruction.

As of 2025, there are 24 states that require cursive lessons, which is up from 14 states less than a decade ago. From ...

This bill, filed on Feb. 23 by State Rep. Tobin Overdorf (R-Palm City), aims to expand cursive-writing requirements in the state’s public schools for students in grades two through five.

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After drawing upon this reading knowledge ... Besides potential benefits to overall writing and reading development, cursive handwriting continues to have social importance. It is often used ...