A new state law requires teaching cursive writing in elementary schools starting in September. Some educators aren't so happy ...

Studies find many elementary school teachers have had little-to-no preparation in how to effectively teach handwriting, and a University of Iowa special education professor has developed a free tool ...

Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why.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

HB 127 would put in state law a requirement to test elementary students on their ability to write and read cursive. Existing state law does not require cursive writing, but State Board of Education ...

No matter where you look, it seems like boomers can’t stop griping about the lack of cursive writing; kids today don’t do this, they don’t do that, and most egregiously of all, they don’t loop their ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Third graders in Iowa will begin their second year of cursive handwriting education this school year due to a June 2024 change to the state education board’s requirements. In ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Cursive is back in Iowa schools. The ability to read and write cursive has been fading from American society. “You just don’t see very many people using cursive because a lot of ...

Victoria University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Many lament that the “good old days” when they were taught “the basics” at school have gone. When launching the National ...