Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why. The flowing ...

Not everyone is convinced cursive deserves a comeback tour.

Remember cursive writing? Well it fell out of favor but some schools are bringing it back and students are actually competing at mastering cursive writing. When was the last time you ever wrote a note ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Click here to see how Emily’s and her daughter’s handwriting improved. If you have school-age ...

A single sentence, uttered in the trial of George Zimmerman for the shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin, has catapulted an issue into the national spotlight. When asked if she could read a letter in ...

Cursive writing was supposed to be dead by now. Schools would stop teaching it. Kids would stop learning it. Everyone would stop using it. The Common Core standards adopted by most states in recent ...

Across the country, many school districts dropped cursive from their curricula years ago. The new Common Core State Standards now being implemented in most states never mention the word "cursive." ...

Is learning cursive writing essential for developing young minds, or is it an outdated skill being championed by nostalgic policymakers? The question sparked a lively and personal debate on a recent ...

A bill seeking to make cursive writing compulsory in Indiana schools came back this year in the Indiana General Assembly. One lawmaker has filed a bill for mandatory cursive instruction every year ...

When was the last time you wrote in cursive? Was it a thank-you note for that birthday sweater? Perhaps a check to the baby sitter? The fact is, you may know how to loop and swirl with the best of ...

While pen and paper may seem poised on the edge of obscurity, handwriting offers a bevy of brain-boosting perks that should not be lost to technology. Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial ...

A Georgia teacher is doing battle with the College Board that gives the PSAT and SAT exams. Arnita Johnson told Channel 2's Diana Davis that her students were required to write part of the PSAT in ...