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. Common Core does not include cursive in the ...
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 Kentucky legislature is considering a bill to reverse that.
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. For Sherry East, a Biology teacher at Rock Hill High ...
Post and Courier

Letters: Cursive an important lesson for students to learn

In a letter to the editor Sunday, a writer recounted an experience with a high school junior who was unable to read cursive handwriting. The writer noted that a friend had to read notes sent in cursive to her daughter because she also was unable to read ...
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