Meet the middle-schoolers keeping cursive alive, one swoop at a time

Script is finding new life in after-school clubs where students can learn to loop and swoosh their handwriting.

5 Major trend predictions for 2026

The simple answer is a lot. Earlier this month, Pinterest dropped its all-important Pinterest’s Predicts 2026 report, hinting ...
Treasure Coast Newspapers

Treasure Coast lawmakers push to make cursive reading and writing mandatory in schools

New bills in Florida would mandate cursive instruction for students in second through fifth grade. Proponents argue cursive is important for reading historical documents and developing a personal ...
The Baltimore Sun

Florida pushes a new cursive handwriting requirement for elementary schools

Florida lawmakers are putting pen to paper with a new push to make sure every elementary student can actually read Grandma’s handwriting, reviving a cursive requirement that’s technically already on ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Back to basics? Cursive lessons will be mandatory for Florida kids if this bill passes

New bills would mandate cursive reading and writing instruction for Florida elementary school students. Students would be required to demonstrate proficiency in reading and writing cursive by the ...
WESH

Florida lawmakers propose cursive writing bill for schools

CRITICIZE THE U.S. TARIFFS. MANY OF US CAN’T REMEMBER A TIME WHEN CURSIVE WAS NOT TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS, BUT NOW IT’S ALMOST ANCIENT HISTORY, LEAVING AT LEAST ONE GENERATION TO GEN ZERS TO STRUGGLE WITH ...
The Baltimore Sun

Cursive writing loops back into style in Baltimore County Public Schools pilot

What do the U.S. Constitution, birthday cards and your signature have in common? They’re (likely) all in cursive. However, becoming fluent in this form of penmanship, once the hallmark of a good ...
11Alive

Cursive nearly vanished during COVID. Georgia is bringing it back.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — It’s a skill that nearly disappeared during the pandemic. But inside one DeKalb County elementary school, students are proving cursive writing is far from forgotten. At Robert ...
WLKY

Get the Facts: Kentucky law requiring cursive goes into effect this upcoming school year

WKYC.COM. A STATE LAW REQUIRES CURSIVE WRITING TO BE TAUGHT IN ALL KENTUCKY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. MADISON ELLIOTT GETS THE FACTS ON THE NEW LAW AND THE LOST ART OF CURSIVE. IF THERE’S ONE PERSON WHO CAN ...
WBAL-TV

Cursive Academy teaches children bygone handwriting techniques

A couple in Indiana developed a free writing academy to help young people learn how to write and read cursive handwriting.Twice a week, Terrell and Chelsea Wittington teach young students how to write ...
Detroit Free Press

Cursive comeback? Bill would return cursive instruction to Michigan public schools

Cursive has not been part of Michigan's curriculum standards since 2010. Rep. Brenda Carter, D-Pontiac, has reintroduced legislation to return cursive to the state's public schools. The effort to ...
WMAZ

Cursive writing lessons return to Georgia classrooms with new state standards

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Cursive writing is making a return to Georgia classrooms this school year, thanks to updated English Language Arts standards from the Georgia Department of Education. Starting ...