A state law signed last month will require cursive to be taught in all Pennsylvania elementary schools for the first time ...
A Virginia after-school cursive club went viral. More than two dozen states require cursive in their curriculums. Is it an ...
Shenandoah County's school division is scaling back Chromebook use across its elementary and middle schools and preparing to tighten enforcement at the secondary level, administrators told the school ...
Congratulations to Jason McClain, a teacher at Mustang Middle School South. McClain was named KOCO 5’s and Quail Creek Bank’s February Teacher of the Month. Sky 5 Pilot Chase Rutledge surprised ...
Teaching methods have changed over recent years, particularly in the areas of reading and writing. The pendulum is swinging back, though, so phonics and cursive writing are turning up in lesson plans.
Over the weekend, I visited the Freedom Truck, a mobile museum that tells the story of how the 13 colonies declared independence. The interactive exhibit, which was parked in Boca ...
Starting April 12, all public and private schools in Pennsylvania must reintroduce cursive handwriting into their curriculum.
In Raymond Elementary School’s pre-kindergarten classroom, boys and girls huddled together on a rug with their teacher to learn a foundational skill for reading and spelling: how to pull apart and put ...
Typing engages fewer neural circuits, resulting in more passive cognitive engagement.” This context is helpful, but elementary teachers will also need to know how to teach it. Today’s veteran teachers ...
“Research has shown that cursive handwriting enhances a child’s brain development, including memorization, and improves fine motor skills,” said California lawmaker Sharon Quirk-Silva, lead sponsor of ...
ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers want a return to certain traditions in state schools. To make that happen, a bill that would require any schools that receive funding from the state with students in the ...
A Minnesota senator is pushing a bill to require cursive handwriting in schools, citing cognitive benefits and historical connection.