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

As it stands, just 24 states require that cursive is taught in the classroom. But cursive handwriting is making a comeback of ...

As of this year, 24 states require cursive lessons — up from 14 states less than a decade ago. From California to Alabama, ...

A Florida bill that would have required cursive handwriting in grades two through five won't be going to Gov. Ron DeSantis for a signature after it failed to r ...

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.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Shawn Datchuk, University of Iowa (THE CONVERSATION) Recently, my 8-year-old son ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I can’t read cursive yet.” Then he handed it to me ...