A Michigan lawmaker is continuing to push for students to learn to read and write cursive in schools. Rep. Brenda Carter, D-Pontiac, introduced House Bill 4675, which would require the Michigan ...

Cursive instruction waned after Common Core Standards were adopted by most states in 2010, but in recent years, cursive ...

Cursive writing is still taught in some schools within the U.S., although, it's not nationally mandated or emphasized. In Louisiana, cursive is legally required to be taught in public schools.

Cursive writing can be faster than writing in print, as continuous strokes allow for a quicker writing speed, making cursive useful for note-taking and other situations where speed is important.