A variety of educators and politicians across the country are pushing back against the death of cursive, resurrecting the rite of passage. Here's why. Ask anyone who completed third grade in the 1980s ...

Vicki Zurkowski wonders if today’s cursive handwriting will be tomorrow’s hieroglyphics — an ancient form of writing decipherable by only a few experts in a specialized field. The Elmhurst mother was ...

Vicki Zurkowski wonders if today’s cursive handwriting will be tomorrow’s hieroglyphics — an ancient form of writing decipherable by only a few experts in a specialized field. The Elmhurst, Ill., ...

Is cursive writing still being taught in America? Some states are starting to bring the old style back after disappearing. Cursive writing is a style of handwriting characterized by connected letters ...

Sophomore Andrew Forbes of Nashville, Tennessee, used cursive everyday in elementary school, from third grade through eighth grade. He was required to write out all his papers, worksheets, and notes ...

As the new school year begins, all those little hands in elementary school are once again at the center of a fierce debate: Is cursive writing a skill that’s still worth teaching, or an out-of-date ...

Shelby Donohoe loves writing her cursive signature. “I practice that a lot,” Shelby, 9, said. She practices cursive writing in general, although most of her practice is at home instead of school. “We ...