Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why.

Cursive started falling out of favor in U.S. schools after 2010 when most states adopted Common Core academic standards.

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now, I know I'm dating myself, but do you remember when you learned cursive? If yes, then you remember learning how to link your letters together just so and to keep them all ...

While the piece did allude to some of the benefits of cursive writing and its positive relation to academic achievement, the improved memory functions are just a part of the advantages.

Concerns over students not knowing how to form signatures has prompted one local group to question whether the state’s ...

For weeks the students have been learning, and complaining, about cursive writing. Like Latin, it’s a dead language — er, lost art — and I was determined to resurrect it. The students completed ...

as cursive writing was once called, according to thehenryford website's article on Handwriting in America. Want to read the Declaration of Independence in its original format? It's written in cursive.