The ability to read cursive handwriting is helpful but not essential. “We create missions where we ask volunteers to help us transcribe or tag records in our catalog,” Isaacs said. To ...

Being able to read the longhand script is a huge help because so many of the documents are written using it. “It’s not just a matter of whether you learned cursive in school, it’s how much ...

The National Archives is looking for volunteers with the “superpower” of reading cursive to transcribe some 2 million pages of handwritten Revolutionary War-era documents. So far, more than 100,000 ...

In a bipartisan show of appreciation for the twists and curls of cursive writing, state Sen. Curtis Trent and state Reps.

Maybe it was the fact that in the States, there’s no real rite of passage attached to learning to write in either script or cursive, except that you escaped the bad marks in the penmanship ...

It's not the first time a Pennsylvania lawmaker has proposed legislation that would mandate that cursive be taught in elementary schools.

Being able to read the longhand script is a huge help because so many of the documents are written using it. “It’s not just a matter of whether you learned cursive in school, it’s how much ...

As Oklahoma kids today grow up with technology integrated into their world, there’s still at least one “old fashioned” thing they’ll learn: cursive handwriting. Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a ...

A new bill proposed in the Idaho Senate aims to require all Idaho students to be proficient at reading and writing in cursive ...

With all the divisions in this country, it’s amazing that the ability to round out your letters has become controversial, ...

It's easy to do for a half hour a day or a week.” Being able to read the longhand script is a huge help because so many of the documents are written using it. “It’s not just a matter of whether you ...