In cursive handwriting, the individual letters of a word are joined with connecting strokes, such as in a person’s signature. Cursive fell out of favor in U.S. schools over a decade ago.

As of 2025, there are 24 states that require cursive lessons, which is up from 14 states less than a decade ago. From California to Alabama, some states start as early as third grade, and others by ...

Legislation that would require cursive handwriting instruction in Pennsylvania schools was unanimously approved by the House ...

After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard, students in Patricia Durelli’s fourth-grade class pulled out their pencils to practice writing the letters in ...

Whether they are recording information or simply creating beautiful forms, calligraphers' brushes are used to ink five different styles of script, known as 'seal', 'official', 'cursive', 'running' and ...

The skill fell out of favor in schools, but states including Iowa are bringing it back and could see benefits, writes Shawn ...