So, in a digital age, is cursive handwriting still necessary? "If they don't learn it in 2nd and 3rd grade, when will they learn it?” asked Lucinda Zeiher, a 3rd grade teacher of 49 years, now at Anna ...

A variety of educators and politicians across the country are pushing back against the death of cursive, resurrecting the rite of passage. Here's why. Ask anyone who completed third grade in the 1980s ...

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 ...

ATLANTA — The 2025 school year in Georgia will start in late July or August, and this time it’s bringing back an older lesson plan for its newer students. Third through fifth graders will have lessons ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cursive could be making a ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Third graders in Iowa will begin their second year of cursive handwriting education this school year due to a June 2024 change to the state education board’s requirements. In ...

Cursive writing may be a lost art since the advent of keyboards and smart phones, but not in Alabama public schools. A new state law will make sure of that. Lexi's Law, which goes into effect Aug. 1, ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Cursive is back in Iowa schools. The ability to read and write cursive has been fading from American society. “You just don’t see very many people using cursive because a lot of ...