Several states in recent years passed legislation mandating instruction in cursive handwriting.

(TNS) — The Times asked readers for samples of their cursive and to talk about their relationship with old-fashioned, longhand writing with its loops, curls and dips. A new law will require all ...

Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation mandating cursive instruction in New Jersey schools. Was it really worth it?

(MENAFN- Send2Press Newswire) LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 30, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) - The American Handwriting Analysis Foundation (AHAF) announced today that its annual Cursive Is Cool® ...

Cursive writing makes documents poetic. It strengthens hand-eye coordination. And, hundreds of years ago, “it was a mark of an educated person.” That’s how Sen. Ann Rest, DFL-New Hope, described ...

Starting April 12, all public and private schools in Pennsylvania must reintroduce cursive handwriting into their curriculum.

Shawn Datchuk is an associate professor of special education at the University of Iowa. This essay from The Conversation is republished under a Creative Commons license. Recently, my 8-year-old son ...