COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A local fourth grader is bringing back the art of cursive handwriting. When E’Lon Hamilton realized most of his classmates couldn’t read or write in cursive, he decided he ...

Governor Shapiro has signed a bill that could change the lesson plans in Pennsylvania schools. House Bill 17 states that all Pennsylvania elementary schools are required to teach cursive handwriting.

Students currently learn cursive between third and fifth grade. If House Bill 127 becomes law, students will begin learning ...

Instruction on cursive is already mandated by the state for grades three and four, but the new law — a result of Assembly Bill 446, which Newsom signed on Oct. 13 — will broaden instruction to grades ...

Florida lawmakers are putting pen to paper with a new push to make sure every elementary student can actually read Grandma’s handwriting, reviving a cursive requirement that’s technically already on ...

Just when we think traditional education is being tossed into the school trash bin, we get reminded that some of the old ways still actually work. Social studies and civics are being restored to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fourth-grade student Mandela Jones practices writing in cursive at Longfellow Elementary School in Pasadena. (Christina House / ...

Many schools now limit handwriting instruction, noting children are better off preparing for the real world, where nimble texting thumbs and quick typing fingers create most written communication. But ...

These days, many school assignments are completed online and essays are typed before being turned in. But a new state law in Alabama requires that schools teach children how to write in cursive.