A bill for it to be taught in schools heads to the state Senate after passing last week in the House by a 195-8 margin.

Although cursive is not required in Arizona%2C many schools still teach it. Some say writing in cursive helps develop the brain. An Arizona State University professor disputes the notion that ...

In 2016, 14 states required schools to teach cursive writing. By 2019, 20 states had enacted legislation requiring it, Now, there are 25 states with cursive instruction requirements. Hover over ...

PHOENIX — Arizona will require public schools to teach cursive handwriting as one of a number of new education standards approved by the state Board of Education. The move amends state's current ...

After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard, students in Patricia Durelli’s fourth-grade class pulled out their pencils to practice writing the letters ...

I’ve since been down the rabbit hole of cursive writing resources. Not wanting to make the students feel like 8-year-olds again, I did find cursive writing workbooks for teens.

Last week, the Pennsylvania House passed a bill that would require cursive handwriting to be taught in all public and private ...

The New York Times reported on a 10-year-old who won a national competition for his cursive writing, after being self-taught from a workbook rather than at school.

Cursive, in particular, aids in making handwriting more efficient, and therefore faster and more legible. When writing becomes automatic, student’s working memory is freed up, allowing for ...

Steve Graham, a professor of education at Arizona State University who has studied handwriting extensively, said studies often overstate the benefits of cursive writing. “None of those are ...

Renewed interest in cursive amid technological advances. In recent years, requirements for cursive instruction have increased. In 2016, 14 states required schools to teach cursive writing.

PHOENIX – With eyebrows furrowed and fingers holding pencils in clawlike grips, third-graders at Lowell Elementary School in Mesa, Arizona, were tackling an assignment involving cursive writing ...