SUGARLOAF TWP. — Students in second grade began a lesson on cursive writing without using paper or pencils. They stood up and started to recite: “down curve, under curve, over curve” while moving ...

Patience Gozaydin, 7, a second grade student at Frankstown Elementary practices cursive writing Thursday in Ann Franco’s class. Mirror photo by Cynthia Wise The flow of motion from putting pencil to ...

Two hundred and fifty years ago in Pennsylvania, the Declaration of Independence was written and signed in cursive. Now, schools across the commonwealth are mandated to teach that style of handwriting ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro on Wednesday signed a bill that will require a cursive handwriting curriculum in all Pennsylvania public schools. “I’m definitely rusty, but I think my penmanship was okay!” Shapiro ...

Pennsylvania youngsters will once again have to learn the art of cursive handwriting as part of their schooling, under a bill signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro on Feb. 11. The legislation, sponsored by Rep.

Shapiro signs bill that requires teaching cursive writing in schools When coyotes threatened livestock on central Texas ranches, the solution was to unlock an ancient ability in dogs Winter storms ...

The Florida House unanimously approved a measure Wednesday that would require elementary school students to learn how to write in cursive. “On July 4, 2026, we will celebrate the 250th anniversary of ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Elementary students across Florida could soon be required to learn to write and read in cursive. The House unanimously passed a bill requiring ...

Bring back the practice worksheets of yore, perfect that slant, and — please — loop those lowercase Ls and Gs. Just as phonics-based reading recently returned to favor after years of emphasizing whole ...

New Delhi: Saraswati Puja 2026 knocks on the door with its gentle spring breeze, landing on 23 January—a day when yellow blooms light up homes and hearts across India, especially in Bengal and Assam ...

Research has shown that it helps children develop. But many parents say their kids aren’t learning cursive in school. When my 12-year-old twin boys went to overnight camp several years ago, my father ...

As one of his final acts, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy paved the way for bringing cursive back Desiree Anello is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work has ...