Kristin Conradi-Smith is a reading education professor at The College of William and Mary. She taught cursive for years as an elementary school teacher. Now, she doesn’t think it’s necessary.

So what's the big deal if your little John Hancock doesn't have a big loopy cursive signature of his own? Antiquated or no, cursive is viewed by some parents and educators as essential to an ...

Robbie Smith said her adult godson ... and addressing dysgraphia.” John Lopez, 55, a fourth-grade teacher in Pomona, is a true believer: “Cursive handwriting helps to preserve the analog ...

The National Archives is brimming with historical documents written in cursive, including some that ... of their lives to the ...

Semi-ambidextrous Nicholas Cronquist rebelled against third-grade cursive lessons ... National Handwriting Day every January 23 – John Hancock’s birthday – is not much better, says ...

Get a read on this. The National Archives is seeking volunteers who can read cursive to help transcribe more than 300 million digitized objects in its catalog, saying the skill is a “superpower.” ...

Kelley Linck of Flippin and John Payton of Wilburn ... to be taught to type. Cursive will go the way of the buggy whip and it is now a waste of time," said Jim Smith of Mountain Home.

Smith said he found that many younger people are “bewildered” by cursive, and that since volunteering, he’s found, “You learn to have new heroes,” meaning, “people who have beautiful ...