Incorporating handwriting lessons can have numerous benefits for older students—here’s how to get them started.

For those of us who grew up handwriting our school papers, it’s hard to imagine that some children can no longer read or ...

In one of his final acts in office, Gov. Philip D. Murphy signed a bill on Monday requiring third, fourth and fifth graders ...

New Jersey's public schools must by law teach students how to write cursive legibly and become fluent in reading it.

Sherisse Kenerson in Alexandria, Virginia, leads a club of sixth- through eighth-graders who want to know the art of looping ...

When was the last time you found a little handwritten note in your mailbox? The feel of the paper, the art of the postage stamp, personal penmanship, and the effort associated with getting that to a ...

Elementary-school students would have to learn how to write in cursive, under a bill set to be vetted by a House committee next week. Sen. Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, filed a similar proposal (SB 444) ...

Cato, N.Y. -- In September, when the ballots were printed for the town elections in Cato, it seemed the races were already won. There were no challengers for any of the five spots. That’s how things ...

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If a student writes a story or a paragraph on a piece of paper, it can easily be crumpled up, stuffed into the bottom of a backpack, and forgotten or thrown away. But letting a 1st grader use a ...