Learning to write in cursive may no longer be popular in American schools, but education experts stress that the craft can be beneficial to students in more ways than one.

In 2010, cursive was omitted from the new national Common Core standards for K–12 education. The students in my class, and their peers, were then somewhere in elementary school.

Teaching of cursive writing returns after falling to the wayside amid revised learning standards and emphasis on keyboarding. Backers say it promotes learning.

To teach cursive handwriting, or not to teach it, is a topic that can divide, but recently updated educational guidance in Ohio comes down on the side of teaching cursive handwriting.

Cursive could be written into Maine law under new bill Once a standard in elementary schools, cursive is no longer taught to all students. A Maine lawmaker would like to change that.

Cursive used to be a mainstay of academics until, relatively recently, it was dropped from many public schools’ curriculums in favor of technology that favors printed writing.

The National Archives is looking for volunteers to transcribe more than 200 years worth of documents. You can help, even if you can't read cursive.

Cursive is having a moment in Connecticut with a new law that adds cursive writing to the state’s model kindergarten through eighth-grade curriculum.

If you can read cursive, the National Archives would like a word. Or a few million. More than 200 years worth of U.S. documents need transcribing (or at least classifying) and the vast majority ...

Historically, cursive writing was a necessary skill. The ability to write quickly and legibly was essential for notetaking, personal correspondence, and even completing standardized forms.