BALTIMORE -- What do the U.S. Constitution, birthday cards and your signature have in common? They’re (likely) all in cursive. However, becoming fluent in this form of penmanship, once the hallmark of ...

Practicing handwriting and writing cursive in school might seem like a lost art now that technology is being widely used in classrooms. However in Rapid City, teachers are continuing to work with ...

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 ...

Third-grade teacher Margaret Sardella said her teenage daughter doesn't understand why she teaches handwriting to her pupils. Her daughter doesn't write in cursive. Instead, she uses a computer to ...

I am writing in response to your Sept. 24 article on cursive handwriting. About 25 years ago, I studied graphoanalysis, which is the study of handwriting to determine the personality and character of ...

Earlier this week, Katie Zezima for The New York Times reported that cursive handwriting seems to be dying off. Fewer people are using it, and teachers are spending less time making sure their ...

Darius Riley displays the concentration of a tightrope walker as he fastens his eyes on the lined paper in front of him and grips his No. 2 yellow pencil down to its point to make his most perfect ...

Two state lawmakers are hoping to revive the teaching of penmanship in schools. Sen. Brian Stack, a Democrat from Hudson County, recently signed on to sponsor a bill (S2183) requiring public schools ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) - When it comes to writing, digital devices make it easy and fast. They even serve as the spelling police, and the convenience causes more and more people to nearly write off ...

Shelby Donohoe loves writing her cursive signature. “I practice that a lot,” Shelby, 9, said. She practices cursive writing in general, although most of her practice is at home instead of school. “We ...

More and more states are dropping handwriting from their core curricula. Jan. 24, 2011 -- The handwriting may be on the wall for cursive. At least that's what some people fear as schools across the ...

I have watched with great interest the progress in the Legislature, of a recent effort to require cursive handwriting in our schools. While the bill did not make its way out of committee this year, ...