Remember cursive writing? Well it fell out of favor but some schools are bringing it back and students are actually competing at mastering cursive writing.

At Greenbriar East Elementary, the cursive lesson is a hybrid of old and new. Students have pencils in hand, but their ...

Cursive handwriting takes patience, and teaching kids patience can have wonderful spin-off effects. Not everything we learned in past generations is as applicable today.

Love letters and missives home from the war front wouldn’t be as touching if they were printed instead of written in cursive. Our Declaration of Independence and Constitution wouldn’t s… ...

Even though we are currently in the "everything digital" age, there is still something to be said for great handwriting skills. So if that's you -- and people have always been envious of your ...

Is learning cursive writing essential for developing young minds, or is it an outdated skill being championed by nostalgic policymakers? The question sparked a lively and personal debate on a ...

While cursive has been relegated to nearly extinct tasks like writing thank-you cards and signing checks, rumors of its death may be exaggerated. The Common Core standards seemed to spell the end ...

From the beautiful ornate script we associate with days gone by to the rise of texting—handwriting has come a long way in the past century.

DEAR EDITOR: Research shows that legible cursive writing averages no faster than printed handwriting of equal or greater legibility. The highest speed and highest legibility in handwriting are ...

Teaching of cursive writing returns after falling to the wayside amid revised learning standards and emphasis on keyboarding. Backers say it promotes learning.

Here’s what to know about a new California law about cursive being taught in elementary schools.