Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law this week a bipartisan measure that requires schools to teach K-12 students to write in cursive.

The bill would have students from 2nd to 5th grade learn how to write in cursive and then be tested on what they learned at ...

Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why. The flowing ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed House Bill 17 on Wednesday, making cursive instruction mandatory in all Pennsylvania public schools.

Act 2 of 2026 requires cursive handwriting to be taught at Pennsylvania public and private schools. Pennsylvania will join 18 ...

Students currently learn cursive between third and fifth grade. If House Bill 127 becomes law, students will begin learning ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — Cursive handwriting is on its way to making a big comeback in Pennsylvania after a new bill makes ...

Legislation that would require state schools to teach cursive handwriting has been sent to Gov. Josh Shapiro for approval. The state House of Representatives approved House Bill 17 in a 195-8 vote in ...

The lower chamber voted 111 to 0 in favor of the legislation ( HB 127 ). But as also was the case in 2025, the aspirational ...

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 ...

The flow of motion from putting pencil to paper and writing in cursive strengthens cognitive development and fosters fine motor skills, according to Travis Lee, Huntingdon Area School District’s ...