The decline of formal penmanship has no doubt pained old-fashioned letter writers everywhere, but it poses a particular threat to Philadelphia historians. Those humble servants of 18th-century ...

In 2010, cursive was omitted from the new national Common Core standards for K–12 education. The students in my class, and their peers, were then somewhere in elementary school.

The approach Isacco uses for 10 minutes each day, called "Handwriting Without Tears," encourages students to visualize -- and almost become -- cursive letters before committing them to paper.

CPS educator’s short film sheds new light on the art of old-fashioned cursive writing “A Sisterhood of Signatures” showcases how four young girls bond through the lost art of good penmanship.

The real fear among those who study kids and handwriting is not that our schools will stop teaching cursive; it's that students aren't writing enough.