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Do you remember how to write cursive? New state standards require 3rd to 5th graders to learn

In this digital age, who needs to know how to read and write cursive? The State of Georgia says all third through fifth graders will learn again how to do just that. Channel 2’s Lori Wilson went out ...
Texas Public Radio

Cursive is back. But should students be learning the skill?

A Virginia after-school cursive club went viral. More than two dozen states require cursive in their curriculums. Is it an ...
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: If kids must learn cursive, old folks should learn to use smartphones

To the editor: As a 77-year-old who won my school’s penmanship competition in fourth grade, I’m pretty happy that California kids will be learning cursive handwriting. (“Learning cursive in school, ...
The Telegraph

Handing down the ancient skill of cursive letters

We learn things best as children, and they stay with us for a lifetime. Multiplication tables. How to tie shoes. Tell time. These are basic skills, and they’re locked in. I’m told you never forget how ...
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I’m an NYC public school mom and I’m furious our kids can’t write in cursive — why we need to fix it now

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows Boy writing Russian cursive letters in a copybook, Image 2 shows Handwritten ...
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: Kids don’t need cursive? How will they read the Constitution?

To the editor: Though Tamara Plakins Thornton claims that cursive handwriting is no longer necessary, she misses some key benefits about it. First, cursive is faster. In situations that require speed, ...