PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The Declaration of Independence was written in longhand; but here's the question— is handwriting still important in this age of computers, texting, and instant communication?

Even in a world where computers and online learning have become paramount in education, Pennsylvania lawmakers could be adding an old-fashioned wrinkle to student development: cursive handwriting. "In ...

All public school students in New Jersey would be required to be taught cursive handwriting under proposed legislation that will be considered in the New Jersey Assembly. The bill, introduced by ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WPVI) -- Cursive could be making a comeback in the Keystone State. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a penmanship bill last week that would require all students to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Cursive writing is looping back into style in schools across the country after a generation of students who know only keyboarding, texting and printing out their words longhand.

TRENTON, New Jersey -- A New Jersey lawmaker has introduced a bill requiring elementary schools in the state to teach students how to read and write in cursive by the end of third grade. Cursive was ...

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The lack of cursive writing instruction in the city’s schools prompted chagrin from several City Council members at a recent meeting But it seems to me we have more basic business at hand. The ...