Florida bill reintroduced to require cursive writing instruction in schools

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A new Florida bill is trying to, once again, make cursive writing a required subject in schools. HB 127, ...

Fairfax Co. middle school’s Cursive Club offers chance to learn lost art

At Holmes Middle School in Lincolnia, teacher Sherisse Kenerson is reviving the art of cursive writing through an after-school club.
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: If kids must learn cursive, old folks should learn to use smartphones

To the editor: As a 77-year-old who won my school’s penmanship competition in fourth grade, I’m pretty happy that California kids will be learning cursive handwriting. (“Learning cursive in school, ...
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Florida bill would bring cursive writing back to schools

A new bill in the Florida House of Representatives (HB 127) proposes teaching cursive to students in grades 2–5.
The Herald News

Cursive comeback? Somerset students learning "fancy" and "tricky" new letters

SOMERSET — From educational requirement to after-school activity, cursive writing is making a comeback – at least in one classroom at Somerset Public Library. “Up to the attic, through the first floor ...
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: Learning cursive can be torture. Why force something so obsolete on kids?

To the editor: Gustavo Arellano’s column on his traumatic experience learning cursive in the second grade brought back memories. More than 40 years ago, my son’s fourth-grade teacher complained about ...