Is cursive writing still being taught in America? Some states are starting to bring the old style back after disappearing. Cursive writing is a style of handwriting characterized by connected letters ...

(The Conversation) – Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I can’t read cursive yet.” Then he handed it to me to read.

Starting this school year, all Georgia students in grades 3-5 are expected to learn cursive, with the goal of reading and writing it by end of fifth grade. The state says cursive strengthens literacy, ...