Florida lawmakers are considering a proposal that would make cursive writing a required skill for elementary school students, ...

A bill mandating that cursive handwriting be taught in all public and private elementary schools across Pennsylvania is among six pieces of legislation Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into ...

Students currently learn cursive between third and fifth grade. If House Bill 127 becomes law, students will begin learning ...

HARRISBURG — Cursive handwriting lessons in all elementary schools, public and private, would be mandatory under legislation approved by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. House Bill 17 cleared the ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A bill that would require all Pennsylvania schools to teach cursive handwriting now heads to Governor Josh Shapiro's desk after it was passed by the Senate on Wednesday and the House ...

Bring back the practice worksheets of yore, perfect that slant, and — please — loop those lowercase Ls and Gs. Just as phonics-based reading recently returned to favor after years of emphasizing whole ...

Research has shown that it helps children develop. But many parents say their kids aren’t learning cursive in school. When my 12-year-old twin boys went to overnight camp several years ago, my father ...

As one of his final acts, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy paved the way for bringing cursive back Desiree Anello is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work has ...

New Jersey is flipping the script and ordering its public schools to bring back cursive writing starting next fall. In one of his final acts as governor, Phil Murphy on Monday signed legislation ...

Break out the No. 2 pencils, kids. Cursive handwriting, long mourned as a lost art, is coming back to New Jersey schools thanks to one of Gov. Phil Murphy’s final acts. A state law signed Monday ...

Students in New Jersey are to be required to learn cursive starting next school year. This requirement comes after Phil Murphy, during his last full day as New Jersey governor Jan. 19, signed a new ...

In one of his final acts in office, Gov. Philip D. Murphy signed a bill on Monday requiring third, fourth and fifth graders to learn cursive. By Sarah Maslin Nir With a swooping P, a curling H, a ...