Public schools must teach students how to write cursive legibly and become fluent in reading it, under a bill signed by Gov.

On Monday, Jan. 19, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new state law that mandates cursive instruction for grades three through five in all public schools, according to CBS News, ABC News and NJ.com.

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 ...

Today is National Handwriting Day! When you think of handwriting, you may think of the way you write your name or your penmanship during notetaking but what about the way you write? In today’s time, ...

What do the U.S. Constitution, birthday cards and your signature have in common? They’re (likely) all in cursive. However, becoming fluent in this form of penmanship, once the hallmark of a good ...

Is learning cursive writing essential for developing young minds, or is it an outdated skill being championed by nostalgic policymakers? The question sparked a lively and personal debate on a recent ...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – One of the nation’s best cursive writers isn’t someone who has been writing for decades. In fact, he hasn’t even been writing for a decade. Levi McCamish from Henderson, ...

Let's take a moment now for a little writing challenge. Take out a pen and paper and write your name in cursive. INSKEEP: (Laughter) I've signed a few books recently, yes. Go on (ph). MARTÍNEZ: Yes, ...

A couple in Indiana developed a free writing academy to help young people learn how to write and read cursive handwriting.Twice a week, Terrell and Chelsea Wittington teach young students how to write ...

A bill that would make cursive instruction mandatory for New Jersey elementary school students is on Gov. Phil Murphy's desk.

A third-grader practices his cursive handwriting at P.S.166 in the Queens borough of New York. Mary Altaffer AP With the governor’s signature (no doubt in cursive), California Assembly Bill 446 was ...