Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM's and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why.

In cursive handwriting, the individual letters of a word are joined with connecting strokes, such as in a person’s signature. Cursive fell out of favor in U.S. schools over a decade ago.

Still in existence today are 19,000 letters by George Washington. Our Wisconsin State Historical Society owns 11,000 letters written by Civil War soldiers. Most are penned in cursive , the ...

The American Philosophical Society in Old City is using AI to transcribe thousands of Revolutionary-era documents.

Only 37 percent wrote in cursive; another 8 percent printed. The majority - 55 percent - wrote a hybrid: some elements resembling print-writing, others resembling cursive.

Others say students should be able to understand documents written in cursive, such as, say, a letter from Grandma. And still more say it’s just a good life skill to have, especially when it ...