Pennsylvania schools are preparing to reintroduce cursive into their curriculum. This change was advised to start implementation in April 2026, to be fully in place for the 2026-27 school year.

BALTIMORE - If you're of a certain age, you probably remember learning cursive in elementary school. While penmanship has largely been erased from most curriculums, at some schools, it's still alive ...

Before students hunker down to take their SATs this spring, many will have an array of tools to help them with the exam. Flash cards, study guides and — cursive handwriting? For many, cursive ...

(The Conversation) – Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I can’t read cursive yet.” Then he handed it to me to read.

In the past 20 years, whether schools should teach cursive writing has been frequently debated: In the mid-2000s and 2010s, cursive writing was largely discontinued in favor of typing skills. However, ...

Tyler Meder, a 13-year-old growing up outside Chicago, is a model eighth-grader. He's an early riser, a hard worker, and an honors student at school. Even back in third grade, he remembers being ...

Separating students’ knowledge from their handwriting can leave teachers feeling like they’re detectives sifting through ...

If we are serious about improving outcomes, we must strengthen every foundational literacy skill, including handwriting.

Why Handwriting Still Matters in the Digital Age In today’s screen-driven world, children are more comfortable typing on ...