Unlike probably most people, I enjoy the act of writing by hand — but I’ve always disliked signing my name. Why is that? I think it’s because signatures are supposed to be in cursive ...

Newswatch 16's Courtney Harrison spoke with educators and students in Lackawanna County about handwriting in schools ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The swirling lines from Linden Bateman’s pen have been conscripted into a national fight to keep cursive writing in American classrooms. Cursive. Penmanship. Handwriting.

For now, there isn't an international consensus. And with many hours of classroom time spent on traditional cursive writing, the benefits, some argue, may not be worth it.

Is cursive becoming a lost art? The 2010 Common Core standards began omitting cursive instruction, meaning that many members ...