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 ...

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.

More than 40 percent of elementary schools in North Carolina are providing students with weekly lessons in cursive writing, according to a new report by the state education board. The board approved ...

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ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis-area fourth grader was chosen as the winner of a national handwriting contest. Evelyn Thompson from Kirk Day School was chosen as the winner of the Nicholas Maxim Award for ...