A new bill making its way through the New Jersey state legislature could require public schools to teach cursive writing from ...

If you’re one of the dwindling number who can decipher this type of writing, the National Archives is hoping you have some ...

For many, I suspect, the death of handwriting will be hardly felt, and most younger students will scarcely know what they are ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Two lawmakers have introduced bills that would require students to learn cursive handwriting in Missouri schools. Missouri State Reps. Renne Reuter (R-Imperial) and Petty McGaugh ...

That led to a pushback and today at least 14 states require that cursive handwriting be taught, including California in 2023. But it doesn’t mean that they actually use it in real life.

In fact, only half of the states in the U.S. require cursive writing to be taught in school now. Most people, even after learning the old-fashioned writing style, tend to use it only for signing ...

The National Archives uses Citizen Archivists who volunteer to help transcribe such materials. The ability to read cursive handwriting is helpful but not essential. “We create missions where we ask ...