Historically, cursive writing was a necessary skill. The ability to write quickly and legibly was essential for notetaking, personal correspondence, and even completing standardized forms.

Cursive writing, once a staple of elementary education, is vanishing from classrooms across the United States. A Michigan ...

GEORGIA, USA — Is cursive making a comeback in Georgia? Well, sort of, it's actually evolving. Here's what we found. New and more defined cursive standards were recently added to the 2025-2026 ...

If you can read cursive, the National Archives would like a word. Or a few million. More than 200 years worth of U.S. documents are in need of transcribing (or at least classifying) and the vast ...

If you can read cursive, the National Archives would like a word. Or a few million. More than 200 years worth of U.S. documents need transcribing (or at least classifying) and the vast majority ...

In cursive handwriting, the individual letters of a word are joined with connecting strokes, such as in a person’s signature. Cursive fell out of favor in U.S. schools over a decade ago.

The reasons used for cursive instruction and the variability of students receiving that instruction have a profound effect on what actually happens when it’s taught. Purpose and context matter.

Do you remember the last time you wrote in cursive? Do you still know how to read it? If so, the National Archives is looking for your help. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now ...

If passed, the bill would require cursive writing to be incorporated into Wisconsin's model academic standards for English language arts. Model academic standards are a resource for districts to ...

For weeks the students have been learning, and complaining, about cursive writing. Like Latin, it’s a dead language — er, lost art — and I was determined to resurrect it.

Laws mandating cursive be taught in schools vary across the Bi-state. Here's which students are required to learn how to read and write in cursive. Skip Navigation ...