Sitting in the newly renovated St. Anastasia School playground as a fifth grader four years ago doing her homework, Maritza Escamilla was approached by a student from nearby Glen Flora Elementary ...

Do you want your children to read faster, have more active brains, and be more creative? And do you want to retain more of what you learn? There’s a simple activity that helps with all this and more: ...

DANBURY, Conn. - Francesca Curatilo attended three camps this summer: wilderness, martial arts and - in the final days before the start of school - cursive. Yes, cursive. On a sunny morning, Francesca ...

My young grandson is a masterful reader and enjoys books well beyond his grade level. The only time he’s stumped, according to our daughter, is in reading cursive writing. And he is not alone. While I ...

Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why. The flowing ...

Garnet Valley Elementary School has already started incorporating cursive lessons into the school day.

DANBURY, Conn. - Francesca Curatilo attended three camps this summer: wilderness, martial arts and - in the final days before the start of school - cursive. On a sunny morning, Francesca sat in a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Times asked readers for samples of their cursive and to talk about their relationship with old-fashioned, longhand writing ...

In the fall of 2014, a piece of news caused quite a stir in the education community. One of the societies most renowned for its quality educational environment, Finland, was going to eliminate the ...