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

Sherisse Kenerson in Alexandria, Virginia, leads a club of sixth- through eighth-graders who want to know the art of looping ...
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Professor reveals 'special sauce' behind writing in cursive as it makes comeback with youth

University of Iowa professor Shawn Datchuk discusses how cursive is making a comeback with young students on ‘Fox & Friends ...
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Missouri bill would require cursive, pencils and paper, limit K-5 screen time to 45 minutes

The use of pencils, pens, paper workbooks and textbooks — along with the teaching of cursive handwriting and a stipulation ...
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Back to basics? Cursive lessons will be mandatory for Florida kids if this bill passes

New bills would mandate cursive reading and writing instruction for Florida elementary school students. Students would be required to demonstrate proficiency in reading and writing cursive by the ...
Capital Gazette

Cursive writing loops back into style in Baltimore County Public Schools pilot

What do the U.S. Constitution, birthday cards and your signature have in common? They’re (likely) all in cursive. However, becoming fluent in this form of penmanship, once the hallmark of a good ...
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Ohio students to learn cursive writing by 5th grade, according to recent House bill

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A bill that recently went into effect in Ohio means schools in the state will teach students to write legibly in cursive by the end of the fifth grade. According to the proposal ...
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Iowa marks second year of elementary cursive handwriting requirement

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Third graders in Iowa will begin their second year of cursive handwriting education this school year due to a June 2024 change to the state education board’s requirements. In ...
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Some Ga. parents excited about return of cursive to schools

MACON, Ga. - All third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students across Georgia will learn to write in cursive starting this fall, and many people are excited about that. The Georgia Department of Education ...
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Cursive writing lessons return to Georgia classrooms with new state standards

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Cursive writing is making a return to Georgia classrooms this school year, thanks to updated English Language Arts standards from the Georgia Department of Education. Starting ...
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Georgia schools bring back cursive writing this fall

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Georgia schools are re-introducing cursive writing for the upcoming school year. Third, fourth and fifth grade students will learn cursive with a goal for them to be able to read ...
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Concerns over cursive: Despite state law, some say handwriting doesn't make the grade

Concerns over students not knowing how to form signatures has prompted one local group to question whether the state’s cursive requirement is worth the paper it’s written on. Julie Anderson, ...
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Florida loops back on cursive as bill looks to expand instruction in classroom

The measure would make cursive writing mandatory in elementary schools during the next academic year, citing brain development and cultural heritage. Once considered a dying craft, cursive writing may ...