So, in a digital age, is cursive handwriting still necessary? "If they don't learn it in 2nd and 3rd grade, when will they learn it?” asked Lucinda Zeiher, a 3rd grade teacher of 49 years, now at Anna ...

A photo shared on Facebook of what appears to be a school assignment with the written comment, "Stop writing your name in cursive. You have had several warnings," is making its rounds on the Internet.

In many schools today, the traditional pen-to-paper notetaking has been replaced with tablets and personal laptops. At the front of most classrooms, where giant blackboards were once the focal point ...

MANOR, Texas (WTHR) - Students in Texas will soon have a new, old homework assignment in their hands. Cursive writing will make a comeback in Texas classrooms next year as the state's Board of ...

Second and third graders at Lawrence Lawson Elementary School in Sparta are learning how to write in cursive. “I feel it’s an important skill,” said Elizabeth Path, two/three multi-age teacher at ...

Script is finding new life in after-school clubs where students can learn to loop and swoosh their handwriting.

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 ...