After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard, students in Patricia Durelli’s fourth ...

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 ...

The skill fell out of favor in schools, but states including Iowa are bringing it back and could see benefits, writes .

As of 2025, there are 24 states that require cursive lessons, which is up from 14 states less than a decade ago. From ...

only 31% of fourth grade students scored proficient or above. Research suggests it may be possible to improve overall writing and reading through handwriting instruction. Why might cursive make a ...

Under the bill, students must be taught to form cursive letters, proper spacing and alignment, and must practice ... in writing, reading and applying cursive by the end of fifth grade.