(NewsNation) — Cursive handwriting could be poised to make a comeback in public schools after studies have found that reviving the penmanship practice could help students. Researchers from the ...

Is cursive becoming a lost art? The 2010 Common Core standards began omitting cursive instruction, meaning that many members of Gen Z have never been taught how to read or write cursive, The Atlantic ...

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Today is National Handwriting Day! When you think of handwriting, you may think of the way you write your name or your penmanship during notetaking but what about the way you write? In today’s time, ...

The world has increasingly more technology – from iPhones, to laptops and everything in between. So, is penmanship still important? “Penmanship is especially important in the young grades because ...

The educational company Zaner-Bloser hosts an annual national handwriting contest. Each year one winner is chosen from kindergarten through 8th grade. Winners receive a $500 cash prize, a trophy, and ...

WINEDALE - Here at the old country house in Washington County, on a day of near-perfect weather when everything should be working right, the computer I write on has gotten tired of me. It doesn't like ...

A recent study suggests that a little handwriting instruction can go a long way in staving off writing problems. The report, by researchers at the University of Maryland College Park is based on a ...

The original version of this article included several quotes or statements that were not clearly attributed to the original sources. Twenty years ago, a $300 Montblanc pen was one of the most coveted ...

The pencil salesman’s lament will likely sound familiar: “Penmanship,” he complained, “is sort of dying out.” In today’s texting, typing world, worry about the “dying art” of handwriting is a common ...