A new state law requires teaching cursive writing in elementary schools starting in September. Some educators aren't happy ...

Cursive writing lessons were once mandatory in schools. Many adults can remember cursive writing lessons on lined paper and time spent practicing this aesthetically appealing style of writing. But ...

One day last summer, Catherine de la Cruz wrote a note to two teenage ranch hands outlining jobs that needed to be done. When the work didn't get done, de la Cruz of Santa Rosa walked over to where ...

“What does a cursive Q look like?” I asked my wife after dinner one recent night. We were helping our 5-year-old daughter form uppercase letters in manuscript when it occurred to me that I did not ...

-- While it's hard to imagine a future where signatures are written in block print, those days may be straight ahead. Alabama is distinguishing itself as among only a few states that will continue to ...

To the editor: As a 77-year-old who won my school’s penmanship competition in fourth grade, I’m pretty happy that California kids will be learning cursive handwriting. (“Learning cursive in school, ...

When was the last time you saw cursive letters on your computer screen, cell phone or tablet? No wonder students lose interest in cursive writing. By middle school or high school, most students print ...