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Cursive writing is still taught in some schools within the U.S., although, it's not nationally mandated or emphasized. In Louisiana, cursive is legally required to be taught in public schools.
Why Cursive Is Finally Making a Comeback in Public Schools Students' reading and writing suffer when they don't learn script.
Connecticut lawmakers pardoned the women and men who were accused, convicted and executed for witchcraft in the 1600s.
Can learning cursive help kids read better? Policymakers think it’s worth a try. | Opinion Research suggests it may be possible to improve overall writing and reading through handwriting ...
To teach cursive handwriting, or not to teach it, is a topic that can divide, but recently updated educational guidance in Ohio comes down on the side of teaching cursive handwriting.
Restoring coins from the 1600s to 1800s isn’t easy, but the results are stunning. This video shows the careful process behind preserving 50 pieces of real history.
The National Archives needs help from people with a special set of skills–reading cursive. The archival bureau is seeking volunteer citizen archivists to help them classify and/or transcribe ...
Teachers often have trouble finding enough time in the school day to teach all the expected writing skills, let alone cursive handwriting.
Less than 10 years ago, only 14 states required schools to teach cursive— but that number has been steadily increasing, with 24 now having some kind of requirement.
A bipartisan proposal to require cursive handwriting instruction in grades 3-5 in the state won approval from the state Assembly Education Committee earlier this month.
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 ...