A Minnesota senator is pushing a bill to require cursive handwriting in schools, citing cognitive benefits and historical connection.

“Research has shown that cursive handwriting enhances a child’s brain development, including memorization, and improves fine motor skills,” said California lawmaker Sharon Quirk-Silva, lead sponsor of ...

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

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

Pennsylvania is joining about 25 other states — including Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware — in requiring cursive instruction.

Students in second grade began a lesson on cursive writing without using paper or pencils. They stood up and started to ...

Each of the 15 students in Mollie Sweeney’s third grade class raised their dominant hand. Sweeney, a teacher at Burrell’s Bon Air Elementary, then walked through the motions of how to write a ...

A directive requiring school districts place portraits of Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in a “conspicuous ...

(The Conversation) – Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I can’t read cursive yet.” Then he handed it to me to read.

State Representative Dane Watro, one of the cosponsors of the Pennsylvania bill, argues that cursive “connects us to our history, strengthens learning and deepens our understanding of the world.” ...

Supporters say the requirement would restore instruction that was removed from national education standards.