Northern Cass students who learned cursive in a special studio met their senior pen pals at Bethany Retirement Living.

Teaching methods have changed over recent years, particularly in the areas of reading and writing. The pendulum is swinging back, though, so phonics and cursive writing are turning up in lesson plans.

Over the weekend, I visited the Freedom Truck, a mobile museum that tells the story of how the 13 colonies declared independence. The interactive exhibit, which was parked in Boca ...

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

Elementary school students sit at their desks, carefully practising cursive handwriting on lined worksheets as a teacher guides them at the front of the classroom. An alphabet chart displaying flowing ...

For well over a century, elementary school students were taught the loopy, fluid handwriting style called cursive. Then came the rise of digital devices, and schools began to prioritize teaching ...

Cursive in classrooms: Necessary for development or mere nostalgia? Wall Street Journal opinion editors Mary Julia Koch and Emma Camp debate the necessity of teaching cursive in classrooms on ‘Fox & ...

Patience Gozaydin, 7, a second grade student at Frankstown Elementary practices cursive writing Thursday in Ann Franco’s class. Mirror photo by Cynthia Wise The flow of motion from putting pencil to ...

HARRISBURG — Cursive handwriting lessons in all elementary schools, public and private, would be mandatory under legislation approved by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. House Bill 17 cleared the ...

The Florida House unanimously approved a measure Wednesday that would require elementary school students to learn how to write in cursive. "On July 4, 2026, we will celebrate the 250th anniversary of ...

Bring back the practice worksheets of yore, perfect that slant, and — please — loop those lowercase Ls and Gs. Just as phonics-based reading recently returned to favor after years of emphasizing whole ...