Lightning struck in New Jersey on Gov. Phil Murphy's final day in office. Progressives and conservatives alike jointly celebrated his signing S1783/A3865 into law, requiring that public schools teach ...

Pennsylvania has enacted a new law requiring elementary schools to teach cursive handwriting. Pennsylvania joins about 25 other states that have similar cursive instruction requirements. Supporters ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a law returning cursive handwriting to Pennsylvania elementary schools. We asked what you thought.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — A bill that would require all Pennsylvania schools to teach cursive handwriting now heads to Governor Josh Shapiro's desk after it was passed by the Senate on Wednesday and the House ...

The Florida House unanimously approved a measure Wednesday that would require elementary school students to learn how to write in cursive. “On July 4, 2026, we will celebrate the 250th anniversary of ...

Cursive is making a comeback. The looping handwriting style defined by flowing, connected letters had faded from curricula in places such as the United States, Finland and Switzerland as schools ...

New Jersey public school students in the third, fourth and fifth grades will be taught cursive writing. That proposal was signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy Monday on his last full day as the Garden ...

As one of his final acts, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy paved the way for bringing cursive back Desiree Anello is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work has ...

New Jersey is flipping the script and ordering its public schools to bring back cursive writing starting next fall. In one of his final acts as governor, Phil Murphy on Monday signed legislation ...

Students in New Jersey are to be required to learn cursive starting next school year. This requirement comes after Phil Murphy, during his last full day as New Jersey governor Jan. 19, signed a new ...