New Jersey will now require cursive writing for some elementary school students

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

Cursive handwriting is back from the dead. N.J. schools now must teach it in grades 3-5.

Break out the No. 2 pencils, kids. Cursive handwriting, long mourned as a lost art, is coming back to New Jersey schools ...

Cursive writing to be taught in New Jersey schools again under new law

Elementary school teachers in New Jersey should be teaching cursive writing in 2026-27 thanks to a new law signed by Phil ...

Cursive Writing Is Becoming Mandatory in New Jersey Public Schools. Here’s When the New Law Goes into Effect

As one of his final acts, Gov. Phil Murphy paved the way for bringing cursive back ...
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Cursive writing in American schools: Here's where this 'dying art' is still taught and why it matters

Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why. The flowing ...
Capital Gazette

Cursive writing loops back into style in Baltimore County Public Schools pilot

What do the U.S. Constitution, birthday cards and your signature have in common? They’re (likely) all in cursive. However, becoming fluent in this form of penmanship, once the hallmark of a good ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Cursive writing making comeback to Georgia classrooms

Georgia's updated English Language Arts standards will require cursive writing instruction for students in grades 3 through 5. Third graders will begin learning how to read and write in cursive ...