Among the staff at Topgolf, 11th-grader Augustine Fredericks has a rare and coveted skill. When a customer orders a celebratory dessert, the teenager is often summoned to pipe a fancy “happy birthday” ...

Update, Dec. 20: Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed House Bill 58 on Wednesday, which will create instructional materials on handwriting for Ohio schools. Previous reporting: COLUMBUS – Cursive is making a ...

Illinois lawmakers are considering a signature issue: Should the state require schools to teach students how to write in cursive? Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed a bill that would have required schools to ...

Cursive handwriting is thought of as a dying skill in the world of computers and keyboards. Some say it is not necessary to ...

BLUEFIELD, W.V. — In these days of electronic communication, many worry kids aren’t learning how to sign their name properly. Some lawmakers in West Virginia want to see a return to basics, at least ...

Teaching connected-style handwriting, otherwise known as cursive handwriting, has fallen out of fashion on many school curricula. Older generations have sometimes been shocked that some younger people ...

Cursive handwriting lessons, dropped by some Aurora public schools, will once again return to the classroom next school year. The handwriting instruction will be necessary for students to be able to ...

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In the hands of students, a curved piece of wood becomes a smile, a crown, an oversized ear. The shape’s “meaning” changes with its position or role, a message that also holds true in learning to ...