Sherisse Kenerson in Alexandria, Virginia, leads a club of sixth- through eighth-graders who want to know the art of looping ...

Cursive writing is an art that has been disappearing for about 15 years. Since Missouri does not require cursive writing ...

UNDATED (USAToday.com) - As schools swap out old state standards for new Common Core academics, educators are warning about an overlooked casualty of progress - cursive handwriting. They say that, ...

Two and a half years ago, I presented a carefully thought-out argument for not requiring schools to teach cursive, calling it the equivalent of teaching about slide rules. I expected praise for my ...

The use of pencils, pens, paper workbooks and textbooks — along with the teaching of cursive handwriting and a stipulation ...

The teaching of cursive is back in the news as action has heated up in several states recently. The House of Representatives in Tennessee overwhelmingly approved a bill last month that would require ...

The latest brewing controversy in public schools isn’t about evolution, creationism, classroom prayer or perceived historical revisionism. It’s penmanship. With technology so prevalent and portable ...

Depending on the geographic locus, the beginning of the semester is upon us and we have begun to do real work, finishing the musical chairs game of finding seats for students in the classes they need ...

USA TODAY - As schools swap out old state standards for new Common Core academics, educators are warning about an overlooked casualty of progress - cursive handwriting. They say that, because Common ...

Common Core standards do not call for cursive instruction as mandatory part of curriculum At least 41 states do not require public schools to teach cursive reading or writing The standards promote ...