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Why Cursive Is Finally Making a Comeback in Public Schools
As it stands, just 24 states require that cursive is taught in the classroom. But cursive handwriting is making a comeback of ...
Can learning cursive help kids read better? Some policymakers think it's worth a try
Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, "I ...
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Bill requiring AEDs at schools and school sporting events passes Pa. House committee
Brennan also referenced the cardiac arrest of then-24 year old Damar Hamlin, an Allegheny County native and player for the ...
Should cursive writing make a comeback?
After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard, students in Patricia Durelli’s fourth ...
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Senate Erases Bill Requiring Cursive Handwriting in Grades Two to Five
A Florida bill that would have required cursive handwriting in grades two through five won't be going to Gov. Ron DeSantis for a signature after it failed to r ...
Gen X patient feels ‘too old’ after doctor’s receptionist calls his writing a ‘different kind of English’. But what did he write?
A Gen X Redditors visit to the doctor revealed that cursive handwriting is now unreadable to younger staff, sparking the ...
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Can learning cursive help kids read better? Some policymakers think it’s worth a try
In cursive handwriting, the individual letters of a word are joined with connecting strokes, such as in a person’s signature. Cursive fell out of favor in U.S. schools over a decade ago.