according to cursive advocacy site mycursive.com. Be smart: The University of Iowa reading center released a free program this month designed to help with handwriting instruction for younger kids.

The US state of Illinois has passed a law requiring school students to learn joined-up handwriting, or "cursive", overriding the governor's veto. It is no longer a requirement in US schools ...

Since then, though, there’s been a resurgence of cursive and handwriting education ... and I feel like a huge win for our kids,” McCarroll said. As a historian, Morris worries about sending ...

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