"I'm a history major," said Barnes. "One of the times it really got to me was when I was looking through an old arrest report book. We were trying to find when Wyatt Walker and Harry Blake were ...

For years, Missouri lawmakers have tried to make teaching cursive a requirement, but concerns regarding technology and ...

The decline in cursive education has also raised concerns about individual expression and cognitive development. Research has shown that writing by hand – particularly in cursive – engages ...

I preach to my kids to expand their horizons and do things outside of their comfort zones, yet I have been happy behind a computer keyboard tapping out my thoughts and telling others’ stories for ...

and Democrats Ed Neilson and Robert Freeman have cosponsored the legislation. Twenty-three states require cursive to be taught in public schools, including Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia ...

A central theme at the state Capitol lately has been focused on overhauling education as new testing standards measuring students performance levels have been widely criticized ...

On Thursday, the State Assembly's Education Committee heard public comment on bills relating to curriculum, assessment programs and school board spending.

A new bill proposed in the Idaho Senate aims to require all Idaho students to be proficient at reading and writing in cursive by the end of 5th grade.

TRENTON — Teaching cursive has not been part of New Jersey's school standards for more than a decade. But in a world ...

More than 20 states now require schools to teach cursive, according to Education Week’s Brooke Schultz. In California, a law mandating cursive instruction took effect in January 2024.

Doerksen, a mother of two children at Border Star Montessori in Brookside, said she likes cursive writing. She believes it has helped her children’s fine ...