Hetty Roessingh receives funding from SSHRC. A Werklund School of Education Teaching and Learning Support Grant provided funding for the development of the resource discussed in this story. University ...

PHOENIX – With eyebrows furrowed and fingers holding pencils in clawlike grips, third-graders at Lowell Elementary School in Mesa, Arizona, were tackling an assignment involving cursive writing.

So, in a digital age, is cursive handwriting still necessary? "If they don't learn it in 2nd and 3rd grade, when will they learn it?” asked Lucinda Zeiher, a 3rd grade teacher of 49 years, now at Anna ...

University of Calgary provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Calgary provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. For many, the return of mandatory ...