In an age where screens dominate classrooms and workplaces, handwriting might seem like a relic of the past. But research shows that putting pen to paper plays a crucial role in literacy development. ...

Sherisse Kenerson in Alexandria, Virginia, leads a club of sixth- through eighth-graders who want to know the art of looping ...

Tyara Brooks teaches her fourth-grade students how to write in cursive at Longfellow Elementary School in Pasadena. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) “Messy! Messy!” Nearly 40 years later, the ...

A bill that would make cursive instruction mandatory for New Jersey elementary school students is on Gov. Phil Murphy's desk.

BOISE, Idaho (KIVI) – Lawmakers in Idaho are moving a bill which aims to make sure all students in the state are proficient at cursive writing through to the state House. Senate Bill 1044 would ...

To the editor: As a 77-year-old who won my school’s penmanship competition in fourth grade, I’m pretty happy that California kids will be learning cursive handwriting. (“Learning cursive in school, ...