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 ...

Nearly 40 years later, the admonishments of my second-grade teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary in Anaheim still ring in my ears. “Messy! Messy!” I was a precocious 8-year-old, placed in a ...

I learned cursive writing with a red, curvy stick pen when I was in Grade 3, which was around 1970. We just called it writing in those days, as opposed to printing. Over the years, my handwriting has ...

Many schools now limit handwriting instruction, noting children are better off preparing for the real world, where nimble texting thumbs and quick typing fingers create most written communication. But ...

Before students hunker down to take their SATs this spring, many will have an array of tools to help them with the exam. Flash cards, study guides and — cursive handwriting? For many, cursive ...

Pennsylvania is joining about 25 other states — including Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware — in requiring ...

Thanks to a new bill proposed by New Jersey Democratic Assemblywoman Angela McKnight, students in the state may soon be required to learn, read, and write cursive by the end of third grade. Cursive ...