Pennsylvania’s students will soon learn how to write in cursive once again, as a bill requiring such education is headed to Governor Josh Shapiro’s desk. House Bill 17 ...

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 ...

A few months ago, I pulled out a kids’ book for my 7-year-old to read to me. She opened the first page, shook her head and handed it back. “I can’t read this,” she said. “It’s in cursive.” First, I ...

In one of his final acts, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new state law that mandates cursive instruction for grades three through five in all public schools "We owe it to our students to give them a ...

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 ...

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Students in New Jersey will soon learn cursive again, thanks to a new state law signed by the governor. Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Monday that requires school districts to teach cursive in third ...

New Jersey aspires be a hub for innovation and technology, but some Garden State students may soon have to turn back to the basics. A bill sitting on outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk would require ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - It’s become the way moms, dads, and grandparents write in some parts of the country. Cursive writing is an art that has been disappearing for about 15 years. Since Missouri ...

The group of preteens uncapped their markers and began practicing how to capitalize two new letters: “B” and “Q.” The lesson felt like a return to the basics. Only this time, the middle-schoolers were ...

I have graceful handwriting. Pardon me for bragging, but I can put a flair on written words that draws admiration from others, though few see it because I rarely use pen and pencil anymore. Most of my ...

CRITICIZE THE U.S. TARIFFS. MANY OF US CAN’T REMEMBER A TIME WHEN CURSIVE WAS NOT TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS, BUT NOW IT’S ALMOST ANCIENT HISTORY, LEAVING AT LEAST ONE GENERATION TO GEN ZERS TO STRUGGLE WITH ...