It’s required by the Oklahoma Education Standards. The new legislation puts the standard into the law books. Rose said cursive writing helps students build their comprehension of language.

BOISE, Idaho (WKRC/KIVI/CNN Newsource) - The Idaho Legislature has passed a bill that would require all Idaho students to be proficient at reading and writing in cursive by the end of 5th grade.

The House Student Academic Success Subcommittee unanimously advanced a bill 17-0 on Tuesday that would require cursive handwriting instruction in schools for st ...

BOISE, Idaho (KIVI) – Lawmakers in Idaho are moving a bill which aims to make sure all students in the state are proficient at cursive writing through to the state House. Senate Bill 1044 would ...

According to the bill’s text, the goal would be to have students “create readable documents through legible cursive handwriting ... write, read books and most importantly, sign their ...

Senate Bill 1044 would require students to be good at both reading and writing in cursive by the end of the 5th grade.