A couple in Indiana developed a free writing academy to help young people learn how to write and read cursive handwriting.Twice a week, Terrell and Chelsea Wittington teach young students how to write ...

When Jack Lew was nominated to be Treasury secretary in 2013, President Barack Obama joked that as a condition of the appointment, Lew would have to learn to sign his name more legibly. The ...

This past summer, Tennessee state Rep. Sheila Butt got a call from a mother who said she wanted to talk about her son, a junior in high school. The woman explained that her son’s history teacher was ...

So, in a digital age, is cursive handwriting still necessary? "If they don't learn it in 2nd and 3rd grade, when will they learn it?” asked Lucinda Zeiher, a 3rd grade teacher of 49 years, now at Anna ...

Remember cursive writing? Well it fell out of favor but some schools are bringing it back and students are actually competing at mastering cursive writing. When was the last time you ever wrote a note ...

It’s fun Friday in Jill Davis’ third-grade classroom in Mechanicsburg. Students start their day playing a game that puts their cursive writing skills to the test. Called “here comes the judge,” the ...

Just when we think traditional education is being tossed into the school trash bin, we get reminded that some of the old ways still actually work. Social studies and civics are being restored to ...

These days, many school assignments are completed online and essays are typed before being turned in. But a new state law in Alabama requires that schools teach children how to write in cursive.