In the early 20th century, the average American could communicate in several ways. You could go next door and knock on your neighbor’s door. You could send a telegraph to a family or friend who was at ...

Remember the days when you couldn't wait to get into second or third grade so you could write in cursive? Remember practicing the loops and swirls to make the capital L or the S? The Indiana ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Cursive writing is a skill many of us learned growing up, but it's unfortunately not part of the mandatory curriculum in Michigan. As a result, many children are missing out on ...

The post, which argued that cursive handwriting should continue to be taught in schools, garnered more than 500 comments. It's a touchy subject: Is there a reason schools should continue to teach ...

Fourth-grade student Mandela Jones practices writing in cursive at Longfellow Elementary School in Pasadena. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Erica Ingber has something of a dark past when it ...

Cursive writing is defined as a style of penmanship where some characters are written and joined together in a flowing manner. It is generally used to allow an individual to write faster. I distinctly ...

It needed volunteers to help transcribe historical documents, a task made difficult by the simple fact that a growing number of Americans can’t read or write in cursive. The post highlights a question ...

It’s a familiar refrain. Parents lament that technology is turning good, legible handwriting into a lost art form for their kids. In response, lawmakers in state after state — particularly in the ...

After a decade-long absence, cursive writing is returning to Georgia classrooms, teaching students practical handwriting skills.

Do you remember the good old days when our parents encouraged us to learn the English alphabet? Well, you might be too young ...

Just when we think traditional education is being tossed into the school trash bin, we get reminded that some of the old ways still actually work. Social studies and civics are being restored to ...