SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) — There are squiggly lines that when strung together, without lifting your pencil off the paper, create letters and words. This style of writing is known as cursive writing.

ST. LOUIS — In 2010, more than 40 states adopted the same standards for English and math called the Common Core standards. Missouri and Illinois are among the states that have adopted the guidelines.

(NewsNation) — Cursive handwriting could be poised to make a comeback in public schools after studies have found reviving the penmanship practice could help students. Researchers from the University ...

FRANKFORT — Cursive writing lessons could soon be making a reappearance in Kentucky schools. Common Core, the federal education initiative adopted in 2010, dropped cursive education, but the Kentucky ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Georgia's elementary schoolers will soon be getting lessons in cursive, which some experts say could pay dividends in their ...

FORT MILL, S.C. (WBTV) - For decades students learned how to write cursive in grade school. However, in a world of laptops, smart phones and tablets, those lessons have largely faded away. Now, ...

Pennsylvania is joining the growing national push to bring cursive back to the classroom — and Gov. Josh Shapiro made sure to put his own John Hancock on it. Shapiro announced on social media ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) will begin cursive handwriting instruction for students in grades 3-5 this upcoming fall. To align with Georgia’s K-12 English ...

A recent study published in the Frontiers of Psychology suggests that cursive handwriting might be more effective in promoting learning than typing. The research, involving 36 students, examined brain ...

Bring back the practice worksheets of yore, perfect that slant, and — please — loop those lowercase Ls and Gs. Just as phonics-based reading recently returned to favor after years of emphasizing whole ...

Cursive handwriting instruction hasn't been part of the federal Common Core Standards for K-12 education since 2010. While many schools have since brought it back -- and Missouri bills have been ...