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

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 25 states currently require students to learn cursive. PeopleImages/iStock via Getty Images Plus Learning to read and ...

A 6-year-old grips a pencil, tongue out in concentration, as she carefully forms the letters of her name. Her brain is quietly building connections. I recently watched a 4-year-old do this. It took ...

An author learns with each book while hoping they are closer to getting the hang of it. He may please a reader, but there’s ...

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

I was very encouraged to read a recent New York Times article by Dana Goldstein that asks what students “lose when they stop writing.” Truth be told, I was a little bummed not to have been interviewed ...

Their numbers are growing. Tools like Project Read and LitLab create decodable texts, designed to be aligned to the curriculum program of the teacher’s choice. AI for multi-purpose classroom use, like ...

Hunter College's MFA Playwriting Program will begin its 2026-27 season with free public workshops led by acclaimed playwright ...