In this digital age, who needs to know how to read and write cursive? The State of Georgia says all third through fifth graders will learn again how to do just that.

Starting this year, students in third, fourth and fifth grades will learn how to read and write in cursive as part of their ...

Consequently, cursive writing instruction waned. But within the past decade, statewide cursive requirements have been trending upward. In 2016, 14 states required schools to teach cursive writing.