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Several states in recent years passed legislation mandating instruction in cursive handwriting.

New Jersey and Pennsylvania are among the most recent states to require schools to teach kids old fashioned handwriting ...

Missouri legislators are again pushing to make learning to write cursive mandatory for kids in kindergarten through fifth ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Cursive writing is a skill many of us learned growing up, but it's unfortunately not part of the mandatory curriculum in Michigan. As a result, many children are missing out on ...

The Florida House unanimously approved a measure Wednesday that would require elementary school students to learn how to write in cursive. "On July 4, 2026, we will celebrate the 250th anniversary of ...