In the fall of 2014, a piece of news caused quite a stir in the education community. One of the societies most renowned for its quality educational environment, Finland, was going to eliminate the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But, surprise: Experts say there may be benefits to practicing good, old-fashioned handwriting. And there’s actually now an uptick ...

For Americans over a certain age, the idea of not learning cursive in school is close to unimaginable. The experience of mastering the looping letters and rhythmic flow from word to word — while never ...

CRITICS ARE CALLING THE BILL OUTDATED. >> THERE ARE 59 AYES, 39 NO'S’ THE BILL IS PASSED. >> WITH AN ASSEMBLY VOTE TUESDA SY,TATE LAWMAKERS PUSHED TO KEEP CURSIVE WRITING ALIVE. >> IF WE KNOW IT HELPS ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Traditional handwriting is making a comeback in schools in one state after a new bill was just signed into legislation. On Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that will ...

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- If cursive writing is a lost art, Debbie Younger may be the modern-day “Indiana Jones" of penmanship. The Fountain grandmother is on a new crusade to bring back ...

As schools in Northeast Pennsylvania cut back on teaching cursive handwriting, the Lackawanna County Children’s Library will focus on both reading and writing the style of penmanship. Starting in ...

The South Carolina legislation is trying to put cursive back in schools. My son is in high school and still can’t sign his name in cursive, so I think this is good. But will it take away from time ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — All Wisconsin elementary schools would be required to teach cursive writing under a bill up for approval Tuesday in the state Assembly. The bill’s sponsors, including former ...