To the editor: As a 77-year-old who won my school’s penmanship competition in fourth grade, I’m pretty happy that California kids will be learning cursive handwriting. (“Learning cursive in school, ...

In 2016, California Democratic state Assembly member Sharon Quirk-Silva sat with then-California Gov. Jerry Brown at an event where he signed baseball-type cards featuring the image of his dog, Colusa ...

“Research has shown that cursive handwriting enhances a child’s brain development, including memorization, and improves fine ...

A new Pennsylvania law requires that elementary school students will be taught how to write in cursive. Gov. Josh Shapiro on Feb. 11 signed the bill, Act No. 2 of 2026, that would be effective in 60 ...

When Delores Gonzalez started teaching nearly 30 years ago, cursive was a basic in writing class. Today Gonzalez is among a dwindling number of teachers who still require it on assignments. "I tell ...

Love letters and missives home from the war front wouldn’t be as touching if they were printed instead of written in cursive. Our Declaration of Independence and Constitution wouldn’t seem as ...

When was the last time you saw cursive letters on your computer screen, cell phone or tablet? No wonder students lose interest in cursive writing. By middle school or high school, most students print ...

We learn things best as children, and they stay with us for a lifetime. Multiplication tables. How to tie shoes. Tell time. These are basic skills, and they’re locked in. I’m told you never forget how ...

In 2016, California Democratic state Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva sat with then-California Gov. Jerry Brown at an event where he signed baseball-type cards featuring the image of his dog, Colusa.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article was originally published in Stateline. In 2016, California Democratic state Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva sat ...

Nov. 17—In 2016, California Democratic state Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva sat with then-California Gov. Jerry Brown at an event where he signed baseball-type cards featuring the image of his dog, ...