New Jersey's public schools must by law teach students how to write cursive legibly and become fluent in reading it.

As one of his final acts, Gov. Phil Murphy paved the way for bringing cursive back ...

Beginning in September, New Jersey public schools must begin teaching cursive writing to students in grades three to five. A ...

Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why.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

Who needs a pencil and paper when we can just type or generate whatever text we need to? Actually, New Jersey students will, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — January 23 is National Handwriting Day. The day was created in 1977 to promote the use of pens, pencils and paper. But in 2020, is learning how to write in cursive still important?

Print is dead. New Jersey is flipping the script and ordering its public schools to bring back cursive writing starting next ...

In an age where screens dominate classrooms and workplaces, handwriting might seem like a relic of the past. But research shows that putting pen to paper plays a crucial role in literacy development. ...

Script is finding new life in after-school clubs where students can learn to loop and swoosh their handwriting.

Starting next school year, New Jersey elementary students will once again learn cursive writing, a move inspired by research ...

The Times asked readers for samples of their cursive and to talk about their relationship with old-fashioned, longhand writing with its loops, curls and dips. A new law will require all California ...