Why some Ohio kids are still mastering the lost art of cursive
The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce recently updated its five-year-old guidance for school districts that want to ...
The Great Cursive Debate: Does Handwriting Really Make Kids Smarter?
As Ohio considers reintroducing cursive writing in schools, podcast discussion reveals skepticism about claimed cognitive ...
Do N.J. kids need to learn cursive? Yes, yes, yes, state lawmakers say.
Imagine a time when children can’t read historical documents. Young adults can barely conjure a driver’s license signature.
Should cursive writing make a comeback in New Jersey schools? Two lawmakers believe all students should learn it.
After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard, students in Patricia Durelli’s fourth ...
Should Florida students learn cursive? House bill would require it
As digital learning continues to expand, a bill is ready to go to the full Florida House that would require public elementary ...
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Cursive could be written into Maine law under new bill
The third grader at St. Brigid School in Portland moved her pencil slowly across the paper, practicing the letter before moving on to the word ... that still teach cursive, lessons are usually ...
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A comeback for cursive writing?
In a world dominated by digital screens and typed messages, the delicate swirl of cursive writing seems like a relic of the ...
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Handwriting Helps Kids Learn. Here’s How to Make the Most of It
Nimah Gobir: She discovered that handwriting is an essential part of learning language. Writing by hand strengthens letter recognition and supports memory and recall—especially when taught alongside ...
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Face Off: Should schools continue to teach penmanship in the digital age?
Although complicated handwriting like cursive may not be essential ... Pressing buttons on a keyboard may put together intended words, but it will not teach you how to write out the actual letters.