US EditionCursive Handwriting in Schools Is Now Law in Pennsylvania: "It Connects Us to Our history."
House Bill 17 mandates cursive instruction in all Pennsylvania public schools to enhance cognitive skills and help students read historical documents, supported by 18 legislators.
- Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Wednesday that he signed House Bill 17 into law, requiring a cursive handwriting curriculum in all Pennsylvania public schools.
- Supporters say learning cursive activates brain areas tied to executive function, fine motor skills, and working memory, and helps students in Pennsylvania public schools read historic documents and sign legal papers, citing Rep. Dane Watro and the Nevada Secretary of State's ballot concerns.
- The bipartisan bill was sponsored by Rep. Dane Watro with support from 15 other Republicans and three Democrats, while Rep. Joe Adams proposed a similar bill citing signature needs.
- Pennsylvania's former Education Secretary Khalid Mumin said cursive is not vital and Mumin's office urged schools to choose the best writing methods, spokesman Taj Magruder said.
- Twenty‑four other states now require cursive, and Watro said 'Cursive is more than handwriting. It's a bridge', framing it as part of a national trend.
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Pa. public schools must teach cursive under bill signed by Shapiro
By Madison Montag, pennlive.com, and Pete Bannan, Daily Times Gov. Josh Shapiro on Wednesday signed a bill that will require a cursive handwriting curriculum in all Pennsylvania public schools. “I’m definitely rusty, but I think my penmanship was okay!” Shapiro said in his Wednesday announcement. Many districts in Delaware County already instruct students in cursive. In the William Penn School District, Octavia M. Tokley, supervisor of English L…
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