WASHINGTON – On a daily basis, most adults are probably not picking up a pen to write something down. If they do, the chances they are writing in cursive are slim to none. “I don’t really write ...

Common Core educational standards no longer require students to learn cursive, but supporters of longhand writing refuse to let it die. Eleven states either require or encourage the teaching of ...

What’s something kids can’t do, but teachers don’t teach? If you answered “cursive,” write a flowing capital letter “A” by hand on your report card. Once a staple of classrooms and correspondence, ...

Our ongoing series A More Perfect Union aims to show that what unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us. In this installment, we look at the power of the written word. Common Core ...