To the editor: For years, cursive writing has not been taught in public schools (“Have we forgotten how to say thank you?” March 19). Three of my four grandchildren cannot read a letter that I write ...

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 ...

In a letter to the editor Sunday, a writer recounted an experience with a high school junior who was unable to read cursive handwriting. The writer noted that a friend had to read notes sent in ...

Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why. The flowing ...

Our ongoing series A More Perfect Union aims to show that what unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us. In this installment, we look at the power of the written word. Common Core ...

Priceless letters, papers and manuscripts under Hotchkiss' care are handwritten — letters by Mark Twain, manuscripts by H.G. Wells, the papers of Gwendolyn Brooks, all cursive — and all Greek to some ...

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, ...

Kate Gladstone is the founder of Handwriting Repair/Handwriting That Works and the director of the World Handwriting Contest. April 30, 2013 Handwriting matters, but not cursive. The fastest, clearest ...

On October 13, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill making cursive handwriting instruction mandatory in 1st through 6th grades. The legislation passed this year, but it could have just ...

GEORGIA, USA — Is cursive making a comeback in Georgia? Well, sort of, it's actually evolving. Here's what we found. New and more defined cursive standards were recently added to the 2025-2026 school ...