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 ...
Kansas City Star

Reading and writing in cursive is important, but should your kids have to learn it? | Opinion

Because you are reading this in typeface (or maybe even listening to this in an audio format), cursive probably isn’t even on your radar. Who writes in cursive anymore? Maybe to sign checks or ...
Des Moines Register

Can learning cursive help kids read better? Policymakers think it’s worth a try. | Opinion

Shawn Datchuk is an associate professor of special education at the University of Iowa. This essay from The Conversation is republished under a Creative Commons license. Recently, my 8-year-old son ...
WLKY

Get the Facts: Kentucky law requiring cursive goes into effect this upcoming school year

WKYC.COM. A STATE LAW REQUIRES CURSIVE WRITING TO BE TAUGHT IN ALL KENTUCKY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. MADISON ELLIOTT GETS THE FACTS ON THE NEW LAW AND THE LOST ART OF CURSIVE. IF THERE’S ONE PERSON WHO CAN ...
The Conversation

Can learning cursive help kids read better? Some policymakers think it’s worth a try

University of Iowa provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I can’t ...