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Murphy signs bill bringing cursive writing back to New Jersey classrooms

Governor Phil Murphy has signed legislation requiring the return of cursive handwriting instruction in New Jersey’s public ...
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Flip the script: Cursive sees revival in school instruction

NEW YORK (AP) — Cursive writing is looping back into style in schools across the country after a generation of students who know only keyboarding, texting and printing out their words longhand.
KSDK

As fewer kids learn to write in cursive, some states are pushing to mandate lessons

ST. LOUIS — In 2010, more than 40 states adopted the same standards for English and math called the Common Core standards. Missouri and Illinois are among the states that have adopted the guidelines.
Yahoo

Several states look to make cursive mandatory for students

(NewsNation) — Cursive handwriting could be poised to make a comeback in public schools after studies have found that reviving the penmanship practice could help students. Researchers from the ...
WSPA

One step closer: State lawmakers trying to change cursive lessons in schools

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) — There are squiggly lines that when strung together, without lifting your pencil off the paper, create letters and words. This style of writing is known as cursive writing.
The Courier-Journal

Cursive comeback? Some Kentucky lawmakers want to see it returned to public schools

FRANKFORT — Cursive writing lessons could soon be making a reappearance in Kentucky schools. Common Core, the federal education initiative adopted in 2010, dropped cursive education, but the ...
KREM

Bill would require cursive lessons in schools

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- It used to be a standard part of elementary school, but today cursive writing instruction is optional. A bill submitted in Olympia would make cursive mandatory in Washington ...