Research has shown that it helps children develop. But many parents say their kids aren’t learning cursive in school.

Beginning in September, New Jersey public schools must teach cursive writing to students in grades three to five under a law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy.

Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why.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 penmanship has been taught in schools across America for ...

Tyara Brooks teaches her fourth-grade students how to write in cursive at Longfellow Elementary School in Pasadena. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) “Messy! Messy!” Nearly 40 years later, the admonishments of my second-grade teacher at Thomas ...

Cursive writing is an art that has been disappearing for about 15 years. Since Missouri does not require cursive writing education, one of our viewers wants to know: Is cursive writing dying? Missouri lawmakers are considering legislation to bring cursive writing back to classrooms as the handwriting style experiences a nationwide resurgence.

The adult college student, earning his degree at a New York State college to better himself, was ticked off. His adolescent son couldn’t sign his name — not because he wasn’t a smart kid, but because he didn’t know how to write in cursive.

One survey of handwriting teachers found that just 37% wrote in cursive. And that was a dozen years ago. Bigstock Goodness, I hate writing cursive. Some people love it. They enjoy and admire the flourishes, the art and the discipline that go into writing ...