Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why.

Cursive writing is a skill many of us learned growing up, but it's unfortunately not part of the mandatory curriculum in Michigan. As a result, many children are missing out on this valuable skill.

After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard, students in Patricia Durelli’s fourth-grade class pulled out their pencils to practice writing the letters ...

Writing in cursive has become a lost art form. It’s a shame because there are many positives that come with the beautiful flow of a pen on the move.

Those who value cursive tend to be older "To me, it is a simple extra literacy that allows access to primary source documents, letters, and more," said retired teacher Julie Drake, 66, of Hollywood.

An Indiana Department of Education report due this Friday may add fuel to the debate for the return of compulsory cursive writing instruction at Hoosier public and charter elementary schools.

Cursive Writing Now Required to Be Taught in California Schools Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Oct. 13 mandating cursive writing instruction from the first through sixth grades By David Chiu ...

Across the country, cursive writing had been substantially abandoned for more than a decade in favor of teaching elementary school students to type after they learned to print letters. This anti ...

Now that you know that cursive is falling by the wayside, it may be a good time to revamp your skills. You can find free cursive writing practice sheets online to practice your skills.

Others like Arkansas, Virginia, California, Florida and North Carolina, have similar laws. Texas is the latest state in which educators are pushing to bring back cursive writing in elementary schools.

Cursive Is an Endangered Species By Valerie Hotchkiss June 27, 2014 (Photo courtesy of the author) L. Brian Stauffer ...

House Bill 4675 aims to develop optional educational curriculums for schools that include cursive reading and writing ...