As students increasingly forgo pencil and paper in favor of keyboards and touch screens to write everything from essays to notes to friends, some worry that the cursive lessons marked by hours of d… ...

Children in Illinois will soon be required to learn cursive writing. State legislation had passed the bill, but Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed it. The Illinois house voted to override the veto last ...

In 2023, Missouri lawmakers filed a bill that would require state school districts and charter schools to teach students cursive by the end of 5th grade. But, it seems like the bill has stalled ...

In the past, the Illinois State Board of Education left it up to school districts to add cursive to the curriculum. But in recent years, some schools had started dropping it. So Illinois ...

A lawmaker has suggested putting cursive back in the curriculum at Illinois schools, but not enough lawmakers would sign off on his idea.

The Illinois Senate voted 42-12 to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of legislation that made cursive writing required in schools. The state House voted in October to override the veto.

Vicki Zurkowski wonders if today’s cursive handwriting will be tomorrow’s hieroglyphics — an ancient form of writing decipherable by only a few experts in a specialized field. The… ...

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois -- Children in Illinois who start their school careers at keyboards will be required to learn cursive writing. The Senate voted 42-12 Wednesday to override Gov. Bruce Rauner ...

Laws mandating cursive be taught in schools vary across the Bi-state. Here's which students are required to learn how to read and write in cursive.