In an era of keyboards, touchscreens and autocorrect, cursive writing occupies an uncertain place in American education.

Easton Area School District children know their way around an iPad. But writing their names legibly? Not so much. That’s the assessment of Easton Area School Board member Meg Sayago, who said she ...

Years after it was omitted from the Common Core standards, some students are practicing cursive in clubs after school and in libraries. Some states are bringing it back to classrooms. Credit ...

Yes, there is such a thing as the Chicago Pen Show, where fountain pen aficionados like Paul Conterato of Geneva meet hundreds of other pen enthusiasts and showcase collections. The show goes from ...

One of my grandsons recently traveled to Washington, D.C.—his first visit to the nation’s capital. For a young man more at home in 4-H activities in rural Colorado, I imagined the sights and sounds ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer, editor, publisher and fan of all things handwritten. The news is giving me whiplash. And I’m not talking about the ...

Pennsylvania public school students will soon be required to learn cursive handwriting under legislation signed into law—with a cursive signature—Wednesday by Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat. The ...

In this Wednesday, March 1, 2017, photo, students display some of their cursive writing work and exercises at P.S. 166 in the Queens borough of New York. Cursive writing is looping back into style in ...

Pennsylvania schools are required to teach cursive handwriting under a new law. Gov. Josh Shapiro announced on social media Wednesday that, using his "best cursive," he signed House Bill 17 into law. ...

Does longhand writing still have a place in early education? Emma Camp and Mary Julia Koch duke it out in Free Expression.

While the production of my Lowdown commentaries is high-tech, I confess that I'm antiquated. I still write each piece in longhand, applying my ballpoint to paper. This has caused bewildered glances ...