House panel approves bill requiring cursive writing instruction in Florida schools

House panel approves bill requiring cursive writing instruction in Florida schools

Cursive may have fallen by the wayside, but Florida lawmakers want to bring it back — starting with a signature from Gov. Ron DeSantis. A bill (HB 127) unanimously approved by the House Education and Employment Committee Thursday would require second to fifth graders at public and charter schools receive cursive writing instruction. The measure  co-sponsored by Rep. Dana Trabulsy, a Fort Pierce Republican, comes as multiple studies have shown th…

Exclusive | I’m an NYC public school mom and I’m furious our kids can’t write in cursive — why we need to fix it now

In one of his final acts as governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy tried to reverse more than a decade of failing our kids by no longer teaching them to write in cursive. As an NYC mom, I'm cheering — taking basic writing out of the curriculum was a massive mistake, and it needs to be corrected, fast.

Cursive Handwriting Coming Back to Public Schools as New Jersey Joins Host of States Mandating Its Teaching

‘We owe it to our students to give them a well-rounded education,’ Phil Murphy, the former governor, says.

Cursive Writing Bill Swoops To House Floor

Trabulsy's bank teller told her that several bank customers simply sign an “X” instead of writing their unique signature. That story changed her mind, she said.

New Jersey Students Will Once Again Learn to Write in Cursive

istockphoto.com / Angela Guthrie For years, New Jersey students have graduated without learning to read or write cursive, making everything from handwritten letters and notes to historical documents tough to understand. That’s about to change thanks to a new law signed just before former Governor Phil Murphy left office. The new law reinstitutes cursive writing lessons in New Jersey’s elementary schools. That means kids can work on their own sig…