I’m an NYC public school mom and I’m furious our kids can’t write in cursive — why we need to fix it now

This basic life skill was phased out in 2010 with the introduction of the controversial Common Core curriculum — and our ...
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NJ just passed a law requiring students to learn this old-fashioned skill

Who needs a pencil and paper when we can just type or generate whatever text we need to? Actually, New Jersey students will, ...

Cursive Makes a Comeback in New Jersey Schools

In one of his final acts in office, Gov. Philip D. Murphy signed a bill on Monday requiring third, fourth and fifth graders ...

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 ...
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As fewer kids learn to write in cursive, some states are pushing to mandate lessons

ST. LOUIS — In 2010, more than 40 states adopted the same standards for English and math called the Common Core standards. Missouri and Illinois are among the states that have adopted the guidelines.
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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 ...

New Jersey students to learn cursive in school under new law

Students in New Jersey will soon learn cursive in school, thanks to a law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy.

As New Jersey requires cursive in schools, Janelle Burrell and Wakisha Bailey test their skills

Students in New Jersey will soon learn cursive again, thanks to a new state law signed by outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy. CBS News ...

NJ elementary school students will learn cursive again

Elementary school students in New Jersey will start to learn cursive again after Governor Phil Murphy signed a new bill into ...