Consequently, cursive writing instruction waned. But within the past decade, statewide cursive requirements have been trending upward. In 2016, 14 states required schools to teach cursive writing.

Starting this year, California grade school students are required to learn cursive handwriting, after the skill had fallen out of fashion in the computer age.

More than a decade after it was phased out in most schools, elementary school students in California will begin learning cursive writing next year — thanks to a new law.

Why Cursive Is Finally Making a Comeback in Public Schools Students' reading and writing suffer when they don't learn script.

Texas will reintroduce cursive writing to the state curriculum for elementary students beginning in the 2019-2020 school year.

Also, because computers. The biggest controversy to take place in the world of penmanship is happening right now: The Common Core education standards dictate that cursive will no longer be taught ...

Is cursive writing still being taught in America? Some states are starting to bring the old style back after disappearing. Cursive writing is a style of handwriting characterized by connected ...

In the 2025-26 school year, cursive will go back to being a mandatory part of the school curriculum. In 2010, cursive writing was removed as a requirement in Kentucky schools.

Others say cursive helps students write faster than print, and that they need it to develop a signature. Technology took priority So why didn’t the common-core writers include cursive?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law last Friday that requires the teaching of cursive writing in schools for grades one through six.