Learning cursive is good for children’s fine motor skills, and writing in longhand generally helps students retain more information and generate more ideas.

That’s because in “cursive writing, compared to printing . . . the movement tasks are more demanding, the letters are less stereotypical and the visual-recognition requirements create a ...

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This is why cursive writing was usually recommended for children between the ages of 5 and beyond, so as to help fine tune their motor skills. It also helps perfect neural pathways and improves ...

Some states are passing bills that make learning cursive mandatory in schools. What gives?

“Modern research indicates that more areas of the human brain are engaged when children use cursive handwriting than when they keyboard,” said Bateman, who handwrites 125 ornate letters each year.

Nevertheless, mandating cursive for kids is California liberalism at its worst. In California, chronic absenteeism is more than twice the pre-pandemic rate.

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Published Jan. 26, 2016, 12:10 p.m. ET View video A Washington state lawmaker wants to change the handwriting on the wall — by reviving cursive as required course work for grade-school kids.