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

After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard, students in Patricia Durelli’s fourth-grade class pulled out their pencils to practice writing the letters in ...

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 ...

Philadelphia’s numbers were worse, with just 19% of fourth grade students scoring proficient or above. Research suggests it may be possible to improve overall writing and reading through handwriting ...

with just 19% of fourth grade students scoring proficient or above. Research suggests it may be possible to improve overall writing and reading through handwriting instruction. Why might cursive ...

The curlicue letters of cursive handwriting ... today's teachers value typing more than handwriting and that by the 12th grade, about half of all papers are composed on computers.

Cursive writing isn’t just a skill; it’s a link to our heritage and a lifelong learning.” The bill focused on mandating instruction for students in grade 2 through 5, while lessons would ...