Writing in cursive is said to be a lost art. Not so fast. Handwriting has a bigger place in today’s education of students than many of us would think. Last week I focused on information about spelling ...

GRAND FORKS — Because children spend so much time using computers and other digital devices — where the keyboard is king — some wonder if the old-fashioned art of handwriting is becoming outdated or ...

Since Missouri does not require cursive writing education, one of our viewers wants to know: Is cursive writing dying?

Two and a half years ago, I presented a carefully thought-out argument for not requiring schools to teach cursive, calling it the equivalent of teaching about slide rules. I expected praise for my ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Traditional handwriting is making a comeback in schools in one state after a new bill was just signed into legislation. On Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that will ...

The U.S. Constitution and other historical documents have been archived, reprinted and digitized many times to make them widely accessible and readable. Many public schools stopped teaching cursive ...

A couple in Indiana developed a free writing academy to help young people learn how to write and read cursive handwriting.Twice a week, Terrell and Chelsea Wittington teach young students how to write ...

As schools in Northeast Pennsylvania cut back on teaching cursive handwriting, the Lackawanna County Children’s Library will focus on both reading and writing the style of penmanship. Starting in ...

Goodness, I hate writing cursive. Some people love it. They enjoy and admire the flourishes, the art and the discipline that go into writing “longhand.” (Does anybody use that word anymore?) My late ...

On October 13, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill making cursive handwriting instruction mandatory in 1st through 6th grades. The legislation passed this year, but it could have just ...

As I was watching that U.S. Senate hearing on the Russiagate investigation yesterday, I noticed a woman sitting behind the senators taking notes on a legal pad. She seemed to be making quite a good ...

Over 50 years ago, there was such a thing as teachers of "penmanship." Do schools have such teachers today? If they do, I am sure they are on the road to extinction. Schools are throwing cursive into ...