Monique McGowan sharpens a No. 2 pencil, straightens her posture and sharply slants her notebook to prepare for her weekly lesson in cursive. She and other third graders at Horrall Elementary School ...

It’s probably been a long time since you put pen to paper to compose a letter, take notes, make a list or sign a check. For old times’ sake, why not give it a try in honor of the original John Hancock ...

As the new school year begins, all those little hands in elementary school are once again at the center of a fierce debate: Is cursive writing a skill that’s still worth teaching, or an out-of-date ...

A third memory is of penmanship lessons, scheduled occasionally during the year. These were special occasions, because first there was a session of endlessly putting pencil to lined buff-colored paper ...