Handwriting requirements were cut from school curricula around the world. Now it’s looping back, riding on a wave of evidence.

Act 2 of 2026 requires cursive handwriting to be taught at Pennsylvania public and private schools. Pennsylvania will join 18 other states requiring cursive to be taught in school.

Pennsylvania has enacted a new law mandating cursive handwriting instruction in its schools. Proponents argue this move, supported by cognitive studies, enhances memory, language, and critical ...

Shapiro signs bill that requires teaching cursive writing in schools ...

Legislation that would require state schools to teach cursive handwriting has been sent to Gov. Josh Shapiro for approval. The state House of Representatives approved House Bill 17 in a 195-8 vote in ...

Cambria, requiring cursive handwriting to be taught in schools has been signed into law. Act 2 of 2026 requires cursive ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a law returning cursive handwriting to Pennsylvania elementary schools. What do you think about the requirement? Vote in our poll.

Microsoft Word offers a variety of cursive and handwriting fonts (or typefaces, which is the more accurate name for the different font styles), and they’re actually provided by the operating system ...