Good handwriting should not automatically be associated with virtue or academic ability ... or 'character-building.' ...

Cursive writing is a skill many of us learned growing up, but it's unfortunately not part of the mandatory curriculum in ...

If passed into law, Maine would join a growing number of states that require students to learn cursive. Currently, 24 states require some level of instruction. A decade ago, only 14 did.

Senate Bill 1044 would require students to be good at both reading and writing in cursive by the end of the 5th grade.

Idaho Governor Brad Little signed a bill into law on Wednesday that will require students in Idaho to be proficient at reading and writing in cursive by the end of 5th grade.

There are bills to further restrict kids' cell phone use in schools and to require cursive instruction for younger students.