New Jersey and Pennsylvania are among the most recent states to require schools to teach kids old fashioned handwriting skills.

When states in 2010 introduced the Common Core State Standards, which didn’t include cursive writing, most schools abandoned the flowy form of writing altogether. But cursive has begun making a ...

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 ...

The flow of motion from putting pencil to paper and writing in cursive strengthens cognitive development and fosters fine ...

A recently passed law will require PA schools to add cursive writing, joined italics, and printing to their curricula beginning April 12.