"But a little part of me... We also want to know how learning cursive affects the development of reading and writing skills. In cursive handwriting, the individual letters of a word are joined with ...

This bill, filed on Feb. 23 by State Rep. Tobin Overdorf (R-Palm City), aims to expand cursive-writing requirements in the state’s public schools for students in grades two through five.

FLORIDA - Florida lawmakers are advancing a bill that would make cursive handwriting a required and graded part of public school education for students in grades two through five starting in the ...

Howe and Everett are both past recipients of NEA creative writing fellowships. AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy contributed to this report.

The level of spending cuts is a major point of contention as Republicans begin writing legislation to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and add new tax cuts proposed by President Donald Trump.

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 ...