Cursive Writing Making Comeback to Georgia Classrooms
- Earlier this week, the Pennsylvania state house overwhelmingly passed a bill requiring all elementary students to learn cursive, now moving to the senate.
- This bill follows a trend as states like Georgia and California update standards after decades of cursive being de-emphasized by Common Core curricula.
- Georgia’s updated English Language Arts standards, approved two years ago, will require third to fifth graders to read and write cursive starting in 2025-2026.
- Research shows cursive improves brain development, literacy, and fine motor skills, while officials stress it connects students to historical documents and personal signatures.
- The resurgence of cursive suggests a shift toward valuing handwriting in education and preserving cultural literacy amid increasing digital reliance.
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Elementary school students in Pennsylvania could soon be required to learn cursive
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Georgia Students Will Be Required To Learn Cursive Again
When younger students return to Georgia public schools this fall, they will learn an old-school skill: handwriting. New changes to the state standards for English Language Arts will require the teaching of cursive writing in elementary school. The state Board of Education approved the standards overhaul two years ago but gave teachers until this fall […] The post Georgia Students Will Be Required to Learn Cursive Again appeared first on The Geor…
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