It’s a skill most people learn in 3rd grade but now is really only used to write a signature. So, in a digital age, is cursive handwriting still necessary? "If they don't learn it in 2nd and 3rd grade ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill requiring cursive writing to be taught in all West Virginia schools in grades 3-5 passed the House of Delegates easily on Tuesday. In a roll call of 87 in favor, eight ...

Starting in 2017, Louisiana students will learn cursive writing in 3rd grade—and they’ll keep getting instruction on it through graduation. A bill signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards last month applies to ...

How badly does 15 minutes a day for one third-grade semester impact other subjects? Not much. Why all the controversy? My third-graders loved to practice handwriting because I always wrote short, ...

The summer of a thousand Band-Aids is just about over, and the little guy is off to the third grade, finally. The first day of school comes just as his mother is contemplating hurling herself from the ...

Starting in 2017, students in Louisiana schools will learn cursive writing in 3rd grade—and they’ll keep getting instruction on it through graduation. A bill signed by Louisiana governor John Bel ...

Is cursive writing still being taught in America? Some states are starting to bring the old style back after disappearing. Cursive writing is a style of handwriting characterized by connected letters ...

Nevada Sen. Don Gustavson wants every student in his state to be able to write in cursive. The Republican state lawmaker is behind a bill that would make it a requirement for elementary schools to ...

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 ...

How badly does 15 minutes a day for one third-grade semester impact other subjects? Not much. Why all the controversy? My third-graders loved to practice handwriting because I always wrote short, ...