Script is finding new life in after-school clubs where students can learn to loop and swoosh their handwriting.
On October 13, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill making cursive handwriting instruction mandatory in 1st through 6th grades. The legislation passed this year, but it could have just ...
It’s quaint to read how common it was in the late 1920s, when sound had just come to the movies, to assume it was just a fad. More than a few people thought films had been better without sound — that ...
Hetty Roessingh receives funding from SSHRC. A Werklund School of Education Teaching and Learning Support Grant provided funding for the development of the resource discussed in this story. University ...
In the fall of 2014, a piece of news caused quite a stir in the education community. One of the societies most renowned for its quality educational environment, Finland, was going to eliminate the ...
Two and a half years ago, I presented a carefully thought-out argument for not requiring schools to teach cursive, calling it ...
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 ...
In the past 20 years, whether schools should teach cursive writing has been frequently debated: In the mid-2000s and 2010s, cursive writing was largely discontinued in favor of typing skills. However, ...
Most of us have heard the phrase: “You write like a doctor.” That means an individual’s penmanship is so sloppy that it’s difficult to read. Doctors have a reputation for poor penmanship but not to ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Traditional handwriting is making a comeback in schools in one state after a new bill was just signed into legislation. On Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that will ...
CRITICS ARE CALLING THE BILL OUTDATED. >> THERE ARE 59 AYES, 39 NO'S’ THE BILL IS PASSED. >> WITH AN ASSEMBLY VOTE TUESDA SY,TATE LAWMAKERS PUSHED TO KEEP CURSIVE WRITING ALIVE. >> IF WE KNOW IT HELPS ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - All that's needed to return cursive writing classes to Arkansas classrooms is a signature by Gov. Asa Hutchinson - and if he signs it, it will probably be in cursive. The ...