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Cursive handwriting is back from the dead. NJ schools now must teach it in grades 3-5

Break out the No. 2 pencils, kids. Cursive handwriting, long mourned as a lost art, is coming back to New Jersey schools thanks to one of Gov. Phil Murphy’s final acts. A new state law signed Monday ...
The Daily Princetonian

Princeton professors reflect on New Jersey cursive instruction mandate

A new state law will mandate cursive instruction for students in New Jersey elementary schools this fall. Princeton faculty ...
WTSP

Cursive writing becoming a lost art in Florida schools

"By the time kids get to my fifth-grade class, some of them don't know how to do their signature in cursive," said Quattrucci, a 29-year teaching veteran. "They know how to print their name in block ...
Yahoo

Cursive writing loops back into style in these schools

BALTIMORE -- What do the U.S. Constitution, birthday cards and your signature have in common? They’re (likely) all in cursive. However, becoming fluent in this form of penmanship, once the hallmark of ...
TAPinto

️ New NJ Cursive Law: Here’s What Sea Girt, Manasquan, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, & Brielle School Leaders Say

New Jersey mandates cursive instruction in all districts by 2026–27. Gov. Murphy cites history & cognitive benefits. Click ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Cursive writing making comeback to Georgia classrooms

Georgia's updated English Language Arts standards will require cursive writing instruction for students in grades 3 through 5. Third graders will begin learning how to read and write in cursive ...
Standard-Speaker

Rep. Watro’s cursive bill heads to governor

Legislation that would bring cursive handwriting instruction back to Pennsylvania schools is one step away from becoming law ...
WYFF

Cursive writing in SC schools: Here's what some lawmakers are proposing

GRAHAM. INDEED. WELL, TEACHERS MAY SOON BE TEACHING CURSIVE WRITING FOR FOUR YEARS IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WEEK, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EDUCATION COMMITTEE APPROVED A BIPARTISAN BILL THAT CHANGES ...
Yahoo

Learning cursive in school, long scorned as obsolete, is now the law in California

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fourth-grade student Mandela Jones practices writing in cursive at Longfellow Elementary School in Pasadena. (Christina House / ...
ABC7

Cursive handwriting instruction in elementary school is now required by law in California

As elementary school students across California return from winter break, a new lesson plan will soon be on the way. Learning cursive is now required by state law. The new law took effect at the ...
WMAZ

Cursive writing lessons return to Georgia classrooms with new state standards

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Cursive writing is making a return to Georgia classrooms this school year, thanks to updated English Language Arts standards from the Georgia Department of Education. Starting ...
Morning Call PA

Paul Muschick: Should cursive handwriting be taught in public schools?

Love letters and missives home from the war front wouldn’t be as touching if they were printed instead of written in cursive. Our Declaration of Independence and Constitution wouldn’t seem as ...