The Times asked readers for samples of their cursive and to talk about their relationship with old-fashioned, longhand writing with its loops, curls and dips. A new law will require all California ...

At the Upper Township Elementary School, the intervention program is a 40-minute period each day for third-, fourth- and fifth-graders. Students most at risk are pulled out of their class for help in ...

Is learning cursive writing essential for developing young minds, or is it an outdated skill being championed by nostalgic policymakers? The question sparked a lively and personal debate on a recent ...

A new bill in the Florida House of Representatives (HB 127) proposes teaching cursive to students in grades 2–5.

According to historical records, the Greeks and Romans were the first to adopt cursive writing. The constant motion of the ...

Tyara Brooks teaches her fourth-grade students how to write in cursive at Longfellow Elementary School in Pasadena. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) “Messy! Messy!” Nearly 40 years later, the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A new Florida bill is trying to, once again, make cursive writing a required subject in schools. HB 127, ...