Studies reveal that when handwriting automaticity is achieved, it enhances the cognitive and "free-flowing" intellectual ...

Over the years, the country has seen cursive recede from public education. In 2016, only 14 states taught cursive writing in ...

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By Ken Burns and David Leonhardt Produced by Jillian Weinberger President Trump’s threats to democracy have prompted a number ...

What do the U.S. Constitution, birthday cards and your signature have in common? They’re (likely) all in cursive. However, becoming fluent in this form of penmanship, once the hallmark of a good ...

Reading levels dropped to historic lows during the pandemic. Now parents, teachers and tech companies are hoping AI can help ...

Kim Lipshutz was trying to find a new path in life when she came across a Hy-Vee grocery bag full of old report cards and class assignments.

It starts with a pause. A teenager, pen in hand, stares blankly at a test paper. Not because they don’t know the answer — but because they’ve forgotten how to write it by hand. Across classrooms in ...

A bargain hunter was stopped in their tracks by a haunting four-word message hidden in a charity shop notebook, something ...

Sorry, Gen Z and Gen Alpha kids, but this post is all about how soft and spoiled you are — at least compared to what Gen X and Millennial kids had to deal with back ...