I type all day. I swipe and tap on my phone. I scribble notes to myself on paper. I’m happy with my mostly-digital life. But every now and then I’ll get a handwritten note—from an old lady, ...

The trick to improve your handwriting as an adult is to pinpoint your difficulties in the first place. And then practice, practice, practice. Have you ever looked at a friend’s or family member’s ...

The Times asked readers for samples of their cursive and to talk about their relationship with old-fashioned, longhand writing with its loops, curls and dips. A new law will require all California ...

Signing a check. Reading a formal invitation. They traditionally have required knowing how to at least sign one’s name. It’s a skill that has been slowly eroding as classrooms use technology to ...

DANBURY, Conn. - Francesca Curatilo attended three camps this summer: wilderness, martial arts and - in the final days before the start of school - cursive. Yes, cursive. On a sunny morning, Francesca ...

Remember cursive writing? Well it fell out of favor but some schools are bringing it back and students are actually competing at mastering cursive writing. When was the last time you ever wrote a note ...

But is cursive like riding a bike or do we forget it instantly like virtually anything we learned in high school math? To find out, we asked 11 adults with varying degrees of cursive experience to ...

After a decade-long absence, cursive writing is returning to Georgia classrooms, teaching students practical handwriting skills.

Although cursive is not required in Arizona%2C many schools still teach it. Some say writing in cursive helps develop the brain. An Arizona State University professor disputes the notion that cursive ...

In Holly Martin’s third-grade class at Saint Columbkille in Brighton, the old-fashioned chalkboard has been replaced with an electronic screen. But Martin uses the screen to teach her students a ...

The Common Core State Standards have ended lessons in cursive writing, but lawmakers in some states are trying to change that. Blake Farmer of WPLN reports on an effort in Tennessee to revive cursive.