Leave it to the Answer Man to know if a cursive "n" has one hump or two. You’re partly right about cursive no longer being part of the curriculum. While the state hasn’t required cursive instruction ...

The bulletin board at the front of Melissa Balzano's classroom in West Orange is decorated with hand-written lists her students wrote in September, expressing their "Hopes and Dreams for Third Grade." ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. — In the age of texting and tweeting, North Carolina’s elementary-school students soon could have to master a more old-fashioned craft: writing in cursive. A bill introduced in the state ...

Despite a directive by the Indiana Department of Education that cursive writing no longer is mandatory, many local educators say they are continuing to teach it as time allows, along with keyboarding ...

In an age when students are often working on computers, typing up essays and homework instead of writing them out, the art of ...

A Northwest Arkansas legislator’s bill has made cursive writing a hot topic of this year’s legislative session. State Rep. Kim Hendren, R-Gravette, proposed House Bill 1044, which would ensure all ...

While working through new national education standards, known as Common Core, North Carolina legislators want to make sure students don’t miss out on “the basics.” The Common Core standards were ...

Last week, elementary school students returned to the classroom in Archdale, N.C., with a new subject on the mandatory agenda: cursive writing. It’s a debate that has been simmering among experts, ...

A bill that would require elementary school students in New Jersey to learn how to read and write cursive has gained the backing of state Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin. “Great idea,” Coughlin, ...

Suzanne Baruch Asherson is a occupational therapist at the Beverly Hills Unified School District in California and a national presenter for Handwriting Without Tears, an early childhood education ...

ONE woman's body art has people confused over the true meaning of the ink. The tattoo seems to be spelling out a word, but critics can't seem to decipher its exact meaning. Redditor Ysolanna_ posted ...