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

As one of his final acts, Gov. Phil Murphy paved the way for bringing cursive back ...

Elementary school teachers in New Jersey should be teaching cursive writing in 2026-27 thanks to a new law signed by Phil ...

A few months ago, I pulled out a kids’ book for my seven-year-old to read to me. She opened the first page, shook her head ...

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 ...

Print is dead. New Jersey is flipping the script and ordering its public schools to bring back cursive writing starting next fall. In one of his final acts as governor, Phil Murphy on Monday signed ...

New Jersey's public schools must by law teach students how to write cursive legibly and become fluent in reading it.

The bill requires cursive instruction for students in grades 2 through 5.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — I’ll be honest: my handwriting didn’t come from ruler-wielding teachers in elementary school. It came from watching and mimicking my mother’s clear and elegant script. Her cursive ...