Before students hunker down to take their SATs this spring, many will have an array of tools to help them with the exam. Flash cards, study guides and — cursive handwriting? For many, cursive ...

Last week, elementary school students returned to the classroom in Archdale, N.C., with a new subject on the mandatory agenda: cursive writing. It’s a debate that has been simmering among experts, ...

While cursive writing may or may not be a part of children's curriculum now, believe us when we tell you it is indeed a wonderful practice and simply not just a waste of time. Trust us, cursive ...

The Times asked readers for samples of their cursive and to talk about their relationship with old-fashioned, longhand writing with its loops, curls and dips. A new law will require all California ...

Handwriting still has a place in the digital age, its proponents say, and they hoped that what they billed as a “summit” on the subject this week would spotlight their case for the enduring value of ...

Most children are taught to print the first few years of grade school and, depending on the school, either they stay with printing throughout their school careers or they are also taught cursive, ...

Cursive writing is making a comeback. After being made optional in 2006, cursive will return this September as a mandatory part of the Ontario elementary school curriculum. Education Minister Stephen ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Twenty-three second-graders file into Virginia Edwards’ technology classroom at Grant Ranch School, take a seat at their iMacs, pull on headphones and launch ...

These days, many school assignments are completed online and essays are typed before being turned in. But a new state law in Alabama requires that schools teach children how to write in cursive.

A Maryland sixth grader received a national award for her handwriting.Freya Mojica was selected as champion for her grade in the Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest."I practice a lot of drawing, ...