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, ...

Handwriting requirements were cut from school curricula around the world. Now it’s looping back, riding on a wave of evidence.

PHOENIX — With eyebrows furrowed and fingers holding pencils in clawlike grips, third graders at Lowell Elementary School in Mesa were tackling an assignment involving one of the most controversial ...

My cursive probably makes teachers cringe, but at least I know how to do it. Thank you, Mrs. McKnight. Third grade is still coming in handy. And, whew, it feels good to be back at the computer ...

Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why. The flowing ...

An Indiana Department of Education report due this Friday may add fuel to the debate for the return of compulsory cursive writing instruction at Hoosier public and charter elementary schools. Or, it ...

In many schools today, the traditional pen-to-paper notetaking has been replaced with tablets and personal laptops. At the front of most classrooms, where giant blackboards were once the focal point ...

A few months ago, I pulled out a kids’ book for my seven-year-old to read to me. She opened the first page, shook her head ...