Educators and researchers who embrace cursive say that the skill can help students’ motor skills, improve their writing’s ...

Learning to read and write cursive was once a rite of passage for practically every American schoolchild. Until the early ...

That being said, cursive was not created with the reader (in this case, me) in mind. Deciphering poor penmanship relies a lot on the context clues of surrounding words. A difficult enough task with ...

For decades, teachers, parents and wider society recognised the importance of good cursive script. Beautiful handwriting has the ability to stop us in our tracks. We notice it, we admire it and many ...

NASHVILLE—Just out of earshot from his teammates on the sideline of Vanderbilt’s turf practice field, Ja’Cory Thomas sticks out his right hand as if to put an exclamation on his point. Isolated on ...

Florida schools will start the 2026-2027 school year next week. Here are 12 tips to use this week to help your child get ready.

Florida public school students in third through fifth grade will be required to learn cursive writing and prove they’ve mastered it before moving on to middle school, under a new state law taking ...

More than 100 bills are set to take effect in Florida on July 1, and while they range from administrative to obscure, some could affect your daily life. Named for 18-year-old Isaiah Raposa, a ...

Years after it was omitted from the Common Core standards, some students are practicing cursive in clubs after school and in libraries. Some states are bringing it back to classrooms. Credit ...

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Sign up for the Jacksonville Today newsletter. Melody Eichbauer grew up learning cursive in grade school and scribbling exam answers until her ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Melody Eichbauer grew up learning cursive in grade school and scribbling exam answers until her hand cramped well into her college years. Eichbauer, a professor of medieval, legal ...