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 more than ...

If you can read cursive, the National Archives would like a word. Or a few million. More than 200 years worth of U.S.

That led to a pushback and today at least 14 states require that cursive handwriting be taught, including California in 2023. But it doesn’t mean that they actually use it in real life. In the past, ...

For years, Missouri lawmakers have tried to make teaching cursive a requirement, but concerns regarding technology and ...

I preach to my kids to expand their horizons and do things outside of their comfort zones, yet I have been happy behind a computer keyboard tapping out my thoughts and telling others’ stories for ...

A new bill proposed in the Idaho Senate aims to require all Idaho students to be proficient at reading and writing in cursive by the end of 5th grade.

In a bipartisan show of appreciation for the twists and curls of cursive writing, state Sen. Curtis Trent and state Reps.

with cursive letters appearing around the walls of classrooms beginning in the third grade. As of 2024, 24 states — including Florida — require students to learn cursive, according to ...

Senators Shirley Turner and Angela McKnight have proposed making cursive a mandatory skill to teach in New Jersey schools.

Still, handwriting continued to be considered ... In the past, most American students began learning to write in cursive in third grade, making it a rite of passage, said Jaime Cantrell, a ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Two lawmakers have introduced bills that would require students to learn cursive handwriting in Missouri schools. Missouri State Reps. Renne Reuter (R-Imperial) and Petty ...

Still, handwriting continued to be considered ... is clear that volunteers don’t have to start out knowing cursive, you can learn along the way. “It helps – but it’s not necessary.” ...