Cursive handwriting is back from the dead. N.J. schools now must teach it in grades 3-5.

Public schools must teach students how to write cursive legibly and become fluent in reading it, under a bill signed by Gov.

Cursive Writing Is Becoming Mandatory in New Jersey Public Schools. Here’s When the New Law Goes into Effect

Cursive is making a comeback in New Jersey next fall! On Monday, Jan. 19, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new state law that mandates cursive instruction for grades three through five in all public schools, ...

Meet the middle-schoolers keeping cursive alive, one swoop at a time

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

Gov. Phil Murphy mandates teaching cursive writing in NJ schools as one of his last acts

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

New Jersey will now require cursive writing for some elementary school students

Beginning in September, New Jersey public schools must begin teaching cursive writing to students in grades three to five. A ...

NJ elementary school students will learn cursive again

New Jersey elementary school students will learn how to write in cursive again after Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new bill into ...

WA bill could require cursive writing in schools

A group of state lawmakers want to require Washington students to learn how to write in cursive. This game can be pretty ...
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How to Write in Cursive

I type all day. I swipe and tap on my phone. I scribble notes to myself on paper. I’m happy with my mostly-digital life. But every now and then I’ll get a handwritten note—from an old lady, ...