Starting in 2017, students in Louisiana schools will learn cursive writing in 3rd grade—and they’ll keep getting instruction on it through graduation. A bill signed by Louisiana governor John Bel ...

It’s a skill most people learn in 3rd grade but now is really only used to write a signature. So, in a digital age, is cursive handwriting still necessary? "If they don't learn it in 2nd and 3rd grade ...

SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Monique McGowan sharpens a No. 2 pencil, straightens her posture and sharply slants her notebook to prepare for her weekly lesson in cursive. She and other third graders at ...

Patience Gozaydin, 7, a second grade student at Frankstown Elementary practices cursive writing Thursday in Ann Franco’s class. Mirror photo by Cynthia Wise The flow of motion from putting pencil to ...

The Tennessee board of education has given preliminary approval to a new set of handwriting standards for grades 2-4 that include cursive, which a recent law requires students across the state to ...

Maria Pasquini is a Senior News Editor for PEOPLE, covering Human Interest. She has been with the brand since 2017. Cursive writing may have gone out of fashion, but numerous states across the country ...

For most of us, tablets, smart phones and computers have replaced the good ole pen and paper. But ‘Lexie’s Law’, which goes into effect Monday in Alabama, aims at keeping the art of cursive writing ...