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NJ just passed a law requiring students to learn this old-fashioned skill

Who needs a pencil and paper when we can just type or generate whatever text we need to? Actually, New Jersey students will, ...

Florida cursive writing bill advances to House floor vote

The bill requires cursive instruction for students in grades 2 through 5.
KSDK

As fewer kids learn to write in cursive, some states are pushing to mandate lessons

ST. LOUIS — In 2010, more than 40 states adopted the same standards for English and math called the Common Core standards. Missouri and Illinois are among the states that have adopted the guidelines.

Meet the middle-schoolers keeping cursive alive, one swoop at a time

Script is finding new life in after-school clubs where students can learn to loop and swoosh their handwriting.
Jacksonville Journal-CourierOpinion

Commentary: Robin writes by Robin Garrison Leach — The disappearing ink of a few curly letters

Commentary: We wrote book reports. Essays. Love notes. Cursive was our only mode of written communication in school once we ...
South Florida Reporter

Cursive Writing Bill Swoops To House Floor

Trabulsy's bank teller told her that several bank customers simply sign an “X” instead of writing their unique signature.