New Jersey will now require cursive writing for some elementary school students

Beginning in September, New Jersey public schools must begin teaching cursive writing to students in grades three to five. A ...

Cursive handwriting is back from the dead. N.J. schools now must teach it in grades 3-5.

Public schools must teach students how to write cursive legibly and become fluent in reading it, under a bill signed by Gov.
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Phil Murphy brings cursive writing back to New Jersey classrooms as an educational response to the digital age and artificial intelligence

With the advancement of technology, some old practices are starting to become fashionable or even go viral. Take handwriting, ...

Cursive writing to be taught in New Jersey schools again under new law

Elementary school teachers in New Jersey should be teaching cursive writing in 2026-27 thanks to a new law signed by Phil ...

Cursive writing is becoming mandatory in New Jersey public schools. Here’s when the new law goes into effect

As one of his final acts, Gov. Phil Murphy paved the way for bringing cursive back ...
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Cursive writing in American schools: Here's where this 'dying art' is still taught and why it matters

Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why.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 ...
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Cursive writing classes made mandatory for New Jersey students grades 3-5

New Jersey students in the third, fourth and fifth grade will be required to learn cursive writing due to a bill signed by departing Gov. Phil Murphy.