Historically, cursive writing was a necessary skill. The ability to write quickly and legibly was essential for notetaking, personal correspondence, and even completing standardized forms.

Cursive writing was once a standard part of school curriculums, but when Common Core education standards removed it from the required curriculum in 2010, cursive's prevalence declined, says ...

After watching their teacher meticulously draw the alphabet in cursive on a whiteboard, students in Patricia Durelli’s fourth-grade class pulled out their pencils to practice writing the letters ...

McKnight said cursive could be incorporated during writing or spelling lessons beginning in third grade. “You don’t have to have this as a stand-alone subject,” McKnight said.

The instruction was added as part of the updated English Language Arts Standards curriculum for the 2025-2026. As part of the move to teach cursive again, the GaDOE put out a guidance packet for ...