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 ...

In 2016, California Democratic state Assembly member Sharon Quirk-Silva sat with then-California Gov. Jerry Brown at an event where he signed baseball-type cards featuring the image of his dog, Colusa ...

To the editor: As a 77-year-old who won my school’s penmanship competition in fourth grade, I’m pretty happy that California kids will be learning cursive handwriting. (“Learning cursive in school, ...

“I like how my pencil feels on the paper when I write it,” Evi said from her classroom at Mary Queen of Apostles in New Kensington. “It’s very loopy.” Evi and her classmates are learning the art of ...

While the article on cursive writing in the public schools was interesting, I'd rather see our educators concentrate more on basic English grammar ("Writing it old school," Valley & State In-Depth, ...

Print is dead. New Jersey is flipping the script and ordering its public schools to bring back cursive writing starting next ...

We learn things best as children, and they stay with us for a lifetime. Multiplication tables. How to tie shoes. Tell time. These are basic skills, and they’re locked in. I’m told you never forget how ...

When was the last time you saw cursive letters on your computer screen, cell phone or tablet? No wonder students lose interest in cursive writing. By middle school or high school, most students print ...

Beginning in September, New Jersey public schools must begin teaching cursive writing to students in grades three to five. A ...

In 2016, California Democratic state Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva sat with then-California Gov. Jerry Brown at an event where he signed baseball-type cards featuring the image of his dog, Colusa.

This article was originally published in Stateline. In 2016, California Democratic state Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva sat with then-California Gov. Jerry Brown at an event where he signed ...